Survey sample size is for 2020. Sample size is for all respondents not just lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults.
Estimates for 2020 should be used with caution when comparing estimates between 2020 and prior years because of methodological changes for 2020. Figures for heroin use disorder for 2017, 2018, and 2019 were not included as they were not comparable.
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Heroin use among U.S. LGB adults in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by user type
In 2020, an estimated 130,000 LGB adults in the U.S. used heroin in the past year. This statistic shows heroin use among U.S. lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults in the past year, from 2017-2020, by user type.
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SAMHSA. (July 27, 2022). Number of U.S. lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults who reported heroin use in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by user type (in thousands) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1114604/heroin-past-year-lgb-adults-by-user-type/
SAMHSA. "Number of U.S. lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults who reported heroin use in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by user type (in thousands)." Chart. July 27, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1114604/heroin-past-year-lgb-adults-by-user-type/
SAMHSA. (2022). Number of U.S. lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults who reported heroin use in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by user type (in thousands). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/1114604/heroin-past-year-lgb-adults-by-user-type/
SAMHSA. "Number of U.S. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults Who Reported Heroin Use in The past Year from 2017 to 2020, by User Type (in Thousands)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Jul 2022, /statistics/1114604/heroin-past-year-lgb-adults-by-user-type/
SAMHSA, Number of U.S. lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults who reported heroin use in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by user type (in thousands) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1114604/heroin-past-year-lgb-adults-by-user-type/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Number of U.S. lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults who reported heroin use in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by user type (in thousands) [Graph], SAMHSA, July 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1114604/heroin-past-year-lgb-adults-by-user-type/
