LGBTQ adolescents experiencing weight-based bullying found to have increased substance use

(UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity) Weight-based victimization among sexual and gender minority youth is associated with increased offs of alcohol use, binge drinking, marijuana use, and cigarette use. These findings persist regardless of adolescents' demographic characteristics, body weight, sexual identity, gender identity, and sexual or gender minority victimization.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://bit.ly/2Id774g