Study examines health, risks for gay, bisexual adults

New national data suggest lesbian, gay and bisexual adults were more likely to report impaired physical and mental health and heavy drinking and smoking, which may be the result of stressors they experience because of discrimination, according to an article published online by JAMA Internal Medicine . For the first time, the 2013 and 2014 National Health Interview Survey , one of the nation's leading health surveys, included a question on sexual orientation.