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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals are at a much higher risk of developing substance abuse and mental health issues.1 In a new study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin also found that transgender adolescents are up to four times as likely to engage in substance abuse as the general population, and they are twice as likely to have suicidal thoughts.2
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