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S Israelstam

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PubMed1988

Knowledge and opinions of alcohol intervention workers in Ontario, Canada, regarding issues affecting male gays and lesbians: Parts I and II.

The survey took the form of a mailed questionnaire that was filled out anonymously. Eighty-five returns made up a 77% response rate. Overall, respondents felt that there were more heavy drinkers in the gay community than in the general, that sexual orientation should be taken into account when intervention takes place, and that the situation is not one that encourages gays to come for treatment. By and large comments disapproved of homophobia rather than of homosexuality. Not many respondents showed that they knew much on lesbian-male gay differences, but there were a few whose open-ended answers showed that they were insightful on homosexuals in general.

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PubMed1978

Poppers, a new recreational drug craze.

The study was conducted to obtain information on the recreational use of the vasodilators (RVs) amyl nitrite and butyl nitrite in Toronto. The results of 70 interviews (40 complete) indicate that sniffing these RVs gives a 'high' lasting from a few seconds to a few minutes with headache being the most common side effect. None of the more serious side effects mentioned in the literature were reported. RVs are used chiefly in conjunction with sexual activities and dancing. Their use is currently a craze amongst the male homosexual population.

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Homosexuality and alcohol: observations and research after the psychoanalytic era.

There is very little literature in the area of homosexuals and alcohol but since the 1960s some work on the alcohol use of homosexuals has begun to surface. Most studies focus on the male but there are some studies of lesbians. The gay bar seems to be the best starting point for such studies as it is so central to gay society. How sex, drugs, and acquired immune deficiency relate to alcohol use are discussed. Ideas relating to intervention into the alcohol problems of gays are put forward.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗