Queer-dicted

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MD and Mari discuss the issue of addiction within the LGBTQ+ community and what can be done to stop and prevent this epidemic from spreading. Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bi_positive? Follow us on Tumblr: http://bipositivepodcast.tumblr.com? Follow us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/bipositive/id1351323613?mt=2 Email us at [e-mail] *** Sources: - Illicit drug use among gay and bisexual men in 44 cities: Findings from the European MSM Internet Survey (EMIS). Schmidt AJ, Bourne A, Weatherburn P, Reid D, Marcus U, Hickson F; EMIS Network. International Journalof Drug Policy. 2016 Dec;38:4-12. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.09.007. - Crocq, M. A. (2007). Historical and cultural aspects of man’s relationship with addictive drugs. Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience, 9, 355-361. - Saunders, J. B. (2017). Substance use and addictive disorders in DSM-5 and ICD 10 and the draft ICD 11. Current Opinions in Psychiatry, 30. - Melendez-Torres, G.J., & Bourne A. (2016). Illicit drug use and its association with sexual risk behaviour among MSM: more questions than answers? Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 29, 58-63, doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000234. - Butler, T. R., & Weiner, J. L. (2016). Social isolation and ethanol drinking: a preclinical model of addiction vulnerability in males, but not females. Neuropathology of Drug Addictions and Substance Misuse, 1, 637-646. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3288601/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/20/gay-men-hiv-homophobia-lgbt-drink-drugs