Part of the Picture Survey
Take part in this ground breaking survey which will shape the future provision of drug and alcohol services to ensure that they are inclusive of the needs of lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
Take the survey now at www.partofthepicture.co.uk
The project is 3 years into its five year run and consists of a confidential survey to find out the levels of drug and alcohol use among our diverse lesbian, gay and bisexual communities.
It is envisaged that this research will shape the future provision of drug and alcohol services to ensure that they are inclusive of the needs of LGB people, as well as developing a national evidence database of drug and alcohol usage amongst LGB communities.
It is known that the most common mix of drug use amongst the LGB community involves ecstasy, cocaine, amphetamine, poppers and cannabis. It is also widely known that most people are not aware of the dangers involved in mixing their drugs.
Key findings from research carried out at Manchester Pride in 2007 by the LGF and UCLAN partnership, which involved 431 LGB people found that:
- 95% of people had used alcohol in the last four weeks
- 35% reported being dependent on drugs or alcohol
- 29% reported some problems with drugs or alcohol