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Running Head: STUDY PROSPECTUS
Study Prospectus
Body Mass Index and Methamphetamine Use by Sexual Orientation among Chicago Youth
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STUDY PROSPECTUS
Prospectus
Body Mass Index and Methamphetamine Use and correlation with sexual Orientation among
Chicago Youth
Problem Statement
Two of the most challenging health problems in America today are obesity and substance
use in young people (Barry and Petry, 2009). Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI)
greater than 30 kg/m2, has a prevalence rate 33% of men and 35% of women among American
Adults in 2005-2006 (Ogden, 2007). Obesity will cost U.S. health care $344 billion a year.
Methamphetamine is classified as an illicit substance and it is highly addictive central nervous
system stimulant that can be injected, snorted, smoked, or ingested orally.
The use of methamphetamines is increasing among college students. Approximately 85-
90 percent of stimulant-related drug deaths involve methamphetamine, and 5,716 people died as
a result of stimulant overdose in 2015 (U.S. Department of Justice, 2017). Chicago has a higher
obesity and methamphetamine use rate as compared to other major cities in USA (YRBS, 2018).
The obesity rate is 18.2 % in Chicago, 13.5% in New York, and 16.4% in LA which are higher
than national obesity rate 14.8% in 2017 (CDC. 2018). The methamphetamine use rate is 4.7% in
Chicago which is higher than 2.7% in Los Angles 3.5% in San Francisco, 4.2% in Miami-Dade
County, and almost double than the national methamphetamine use rate of 2.5 % in 2017 (CDC.
2018).
Both obesity and drug addiction have been linked to a dysfunction in the brain’s reward
system. The study found that a higher body mass index (BMI) was associated with lower illicit
drug use in a sample of young adult males (Blüml, et al. 2011). There is a correlation between
the drug and obesity, the drug is used to reduce body weight as well as depression. What is less
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understood is whether there are additional factors that impact the relationship between BMI and
methamphetamine use. Research indicates that there is a close relationship between sexual
orientation and BMI.
Smith and colleagues (2010) found that sexual minority females have higher body mass
index (BMI) and sexual minority males have lower BMI than their same-gender heterosexual
counterparts. There is also a known connection between sexual orientation and
methamphetamine use. Results of a meta-analysis conducted by Marshal et al. (2008) showed
that lesbian, gay and bisexual youth reported significantly higher rates of substance abuse,
including methamphetamine use, as opposed to their heterosexual counterparts.
There is a relationship between methamphetamine use and sexual encounters. During
three month evaluation period the drug was used during sex. When the drug is used rarely during
sex by six people it gives a total of 12% but when used always it gives 61%. This clearly shows
there is correlation between the drug and sex. Methamphetamine is highly linked with the
tendency of unprotected sex and behavior which are violent.
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study will be to determine whether sexual orientation influences
relationship between BMI and methamphetamine use in a population with higher rates of obesity
and methamphetamine use rates. The proposed study will use data from the Youth Risk
Behavioral Surveillance System (YRBS) in Chicago to examine the association between BMI
and methamphetamine use by sexual orientation.
Significance
The study will be helpful in addressing the research gap regarding the complex
association between BMI and methamphetamine use, and generate knowledge that can be used to
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