Sexual Orientation and Methamphetamine Use

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Sexual Orientation and Methamphetamine Use
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SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND METHAMPHETAMINE USE 2
Sexual Orientation and Methamphetamine use
In the United States, Methamphetamine is the widest spread prohibited used stimulant.
Information from the NSDUH ( National Survey on Drug Use and Health) indicates that
Methamphetamine use appeals fairly across both sexes. Among the youth reporting in
monitoring the future, the sex orientation split across Methamphetamine abusers fairly with men
being 6.5% and women 5.7% who reported ever using the substance (Hunt, Kuck, & Truitt,
2006). Research from TEDS substantiates the at least equal split in terms of sexual orientation in
2003, where the report indicates 55% of Methamphetamine admissions being for males and 45%
being for females (Hunt, Kuck, & Truitt, 2006). This is different from gender split among users
of other substances.
In the past three decades, the rate of obesity has significantly increased among the US
population from approximately 15% to 34% which has led to an increase in associated health
consequences. Between 2007-2008, 75 percent of women aged above twenty years were
identified as overweight (25.0=<BMI<30) and obese (BMI>=30) and at risk of various related
condition (Sansone & Sansone, 2013). Prevalence of obesity is higher in some groups that are
attributed to race, area of residence as well as age. There are studies that have identified the
increased likelihood of obesity and overweight bisexuals and lesbian females in comparison to
their normal sexually oriented counterparts.
Obesity is an important public health issue among United States youths. Research
conducted in the past among white youth indicates that among the minority group’s females have
a significantly higher BMI and the sexual minority men have reduced body mass index in
comparison to their same-sex normal sexual oriented counterparts, with sexual orientation