Abstract
Substance use has been steadily increasing in recent times. This holds especially true for marginalized communities, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual/agender+ (LGBTQIA+). Notably, substance use disorders disproportionately affect larger numbers of the LGBTQIA+ community. This is thought to be due to a variety of reasons, including victimization, sexual enhancement, and internalized stigma. Despite this, however, very few in-person or technology-based substance use programs have tailored treatments toward this community. Moreover, of the technology-based treatments that are utilized for substance use disorder treatment, no research to date has evaluated efficacy of technology-assisted therapy within members of the LGBTQIA+ community. This warrants further research.
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Abbreviations
- LGBTQIA+:
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lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer/questioning intersex asexual/agender+
- MSM:
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men who have sex with men
- SUD:
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substance sue disorders
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Harris, N. (2023). Technology-Assisted Therapies for Substance Use Disorders in LGBTQIA. In: Avery, J., Khan, M. (eds) Technology-Assisted Interventions for Substance Use Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26445-0_10
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