A 2022 survey conducted in the United States found that the misuse of opioids was more likely among adult lesbian women. Nearly 2.3 percent of lesbian adults in the U.S. reported they misused opioids in the month prior to the study, compared to roughly one percent of heterosexual individuals. This statistic shows the percentage of adults who reported opioid misuse in the past month in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity.
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SAMHSA. (November 13, 2023). Percentage of adults who reported opioid misuse in the past month in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1412586/opioid-misuse-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of adults who reported opioid misuse in the past month in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity." Chart. November 13, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1412586/opioid-misuse-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA. (2023). Percentage of adults who reported opioid misuse in the past month in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1412586/opioid-misuse-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of Adults Who Reported Opioid Misuse in The past Month in The U.S. as of 2022, by Sexual Identity." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 13 Nov 2023, /statistics/1412586/opioid-misuse-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
SAMHSA, Percentage of adults who reported opioid misuse in the past month in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1412586/opioid-misuse-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Percentage of adults who reported opioid misuse in the past month in the U.S. as of 2022, by sexual identity [Graph], SAMHSA, November 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1412586/opioid-misuse-among-us-adults-by-sexual-identity/
