{"id":1043,"date":"2012-07-03T18:33:25","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T18:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gay.blogs.cam4.com\/?p=1043"},"modified":"2012-07-03T18:33:25","modified_gmt":"2012-07-03T18:33:25","slug":"us-study-young-bisexual-and-questioning-people-at-more-risk-of-alcohol-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cam4.com\/blog-gay\/2012\/07\/us-study-young-bisexual-and-questioning-people-at-more-risk-of-alcohol-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"US study: Young bisexual and questioning people at more risk of alcohol abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bisexual students and those questioning their sexual orientation are more at risk of alcohol abuse than their gay and straight counterparts, a US study suggests.<\/p>\n

Researchers from the University of Missouri looked at over 2,000 new students who were surveyed twice a year about their sexual orientation and behaviour for four years.<\/p>\n

The students were subdivided into straight, gay, bisexual, mostly gay and mostly straight and were asked about the frequency with which they drank, why they drank and the negative consequences they experienced of drinking.<\/p>\n

Amelia Talley, MU assistant professor of psychological sciences in the College of Arts and Science said: \u201cBisexuals and students whose sexual orientation was in flux reported the heaviest drinking and most negative consequences from alcohol use, such as uncontrolled drinking and withdrawal symptoms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose groups reported drinking to relieve anxiety and depression at higher rates than strictly heterosexual or homosexual individuals. One possible explanation is that people who aren\u2019t either completely heterosexual or homosexual may feel stigmatized by both groups.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gay and straight students drank at roughly the same rate and said they were motivated by the enhancement of social situations.<\/p>\n

But, Talley said: \u201cThe other sexual minority groups tended to report more alcohol misuse. This suggests that it may be the stressful process of developing one\u2019s sexual identity that contributes to problematic drinking, just as people in any difficult situation in life may turn to alcohol to alleviate stress.\u201d\u00a0 Read More <\/a><\/p>\n

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