According to the report, published on Tuesday (19 November), close to 38 per cent of GLB adults in the US have tried e-cigarettes or vaping, compared with just 16.5 per cent of their straight peers, with bisexuals the most likely to have done so, at 46.7 per cent.
Kristy Marynak, a senior science adviser at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a co-editor of the 837-page report, told NBC News: "Tobacco use is a singular health threat to LGBTQAI+ communities. This report finds that nearly one in five of all deaths in the United States [is] caused by tobacco, and it shines a light on the disproportionate burden borne by certain communities, including LGBTQAI+ communities."
Dr Scott Hadland, the chief of adolescent and young adult medicine at Boston's Mass General for Children, told NBC that LGBTQ+ people use tobacco products and e-cigarettes at higher rates because of "long-standing stigma" within healthcare. "They might be afraid to talk to their doctor about it because they're afraid to go to the doctor in general."
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