RT Journal Article
T1 Patterns of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use among transsexuals.
T2 Patrones de consumo de alcohol, tabaco y drogas ilegales en personas transexuales.
A1 Gómez-Gil, Esther
A1 Simulionyte, Egle
A1 Balcells-Oliveró, Mercè
A1 Valdés, Manuel
A1 Salamero, Manel
A1 Guillamón, Antonio
A1 Esteva, Isabel
AB This study evaluated the patterns of substance use in a large sample of male-to-female (MtoF) and female-to-male (FtoM) transsexuals. A total of 251 transsexual subjects (163 MtoF and 88 FtoM), attended in the Catalonia Gender Unit, completed self-administrated questionnaires on consumption of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, opioids, and designer drugs. Results were compared with the general population in Catalonia using data from the National Health Service (EDADES 2013 study). Current consumption of alcohol (70.1%), tobacco (46.2%), and cannabis (16.3%) among transsexuals was similar when compared with men (72.1%, 42.1%, 12.8%) and increased when compared with women (57.6%, 35.2%, 5%); the consumption between MtoF and FtoM subgroups was similar.  The use of cocaine was almost ten times more prevalent in the MtoF subgroup than in the FtoM subgroup (1.1%), and in general population (less than 1%).  Only a few reported uses of opioids and designer drugs. In conclusion, the substance use among transsexuals, except for the use of cocaine, was similar between MtoF and FtoM subgroups, and resembled the consumption prevalence among men in the general population. The proportion of cocaine consumers in the MtoF subgroup was up to ten times higher than in other subgroups.
SN 0214-4840
YR 2019
FD 2019-07-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13406
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/13406
LA en
LA es
DS RISalud
RD Apr 19, 2025