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LGB Women Face Higher Suicide Risk Linked to Alcohol

1/22/2026

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A JAMA Network Open study finds that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) women are 38% more likely to have alcohol involved in suicide than heterosexual women.
The analysis used data from the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) covering 219,000 suicide cases from 2013 to 2021.
LGB women had 15% higher detectable blood alcohol content and 17% more likely to be intoxicated at death.

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Story summary

A JAMA Network Open study finds that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) women are 38% more likely to have alcohol involved in suicide than heterosexual women.
The analysis used data from the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) covering 219,000 suicide cases from 2013 to 2021.
LGB women had 15% higher detectable blood alcohol content and 17% more likely to be intoxicated at death.