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LGB (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual) adults are more than twice as likely as heterosexual adults to experience a mental health condition. Transgender individuals are nearly four times as likely as cisgender individuals (people whose gender identity corresponds with their birth sex) individuals to experience a mental health condition.
Members of the LGBTQIA2S+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersexed, Two Spirit, and more) community face a number of challenges that have contributed to a high rate of addiction within the community.
An estimated 20 to 30% of the LGBTQIA2S+ community abuses substances, compared to about 9% the population as a whole.
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