# Sexual Orientation–Related Differences in Alcohol Use and Suicide Death

## TL;DR

This study explores how alcohol use and intoxication relate to suicide deaths among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals compared to heterosexual individuals.

## Contribution

The study investigates sexual orientation-related differences in alcohol use and suicide death in a cross-sectional design.

## Key findings

- Lesbian, gay, and bisexual decedents showed higher rates of alcohol involvement in suicide deaths.
- Alcohol intoxication was more frequently associated with suicide deaths among non-heterosexual individuals.

## Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines the role of any alcohol consumption, intoxication, and alcohol-involved crisis in the suicide death of lesbian, gay, and bisexual decedents compared with heterosexual decedents.