Gay lifestyle and drugs
One of the questions I get asked more than any other is, ‘”Does the gay community use drugs more than the straight community?” Is there any research that proves that just by our gay identity we are more or less likely to use drugs, or are there many different factors to consider?
Late last year the results of a study were published in the American Journal of Public Health which surveyed almost 3,500 MSM (men who had sex with men) aged between 15 and 22. It found that young gay men are more likely than str
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