Your paper must be on a topic related to substance abuse treatment and recovery within a specific LGBTQ community. The topic should address the intersection of at least two diversity issues. Some examples include: substance abuse treatment issues among HIV-positive gay and bisexual men (integrates a stigmatized chronic illness with sexual identity), substance abuse treatment issues among African-American or Latino gay and bisexual men (integrates racial/ethnic minor- ity issues with sexual identity), substance abuse treatment issues among African- American or Latino lesbian and bisexual women (integrates racial/ethnic minority issues, sexism and sexual identity),

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Substance abuse treatment issues among older gay and bisexual men (integrates issues related to ageism and sexual identity), or substance abuse treatment issues among lower SES transgender women who are commercial sex-workers (integrating class, gender identity, and commercial sex issues). These are just a few ideas. Feel free to be creative in selecting a community of interest within the greater LGBTQ population When writing your paper, information should be drawn from at least 10 references (clinical or research-based) with information organized into the following sec- tions:

a. Defining the population—including areas of diversity to be addressed throughout the remainder of the paper.

b. Review of epidemiological trends of drug use (e.g., prevalence rates, alcohol/drugs most commonly used).  Substance Abuse

c. Discussion of psychosocial factors related to substance abuse and/or dependence in this population (i.e., review environmental, socio-cultural, and psychological factors that would need to be addressed in treatment).

d. Overview of available treatment options (programs, modalities, techniques) along with ideas you have that would strengthen the therapeutic outcome when working with your chosen population. Be sure to consider issues related to heteronormativity, bias, homophobia, toxic shame and other cultural manifestations of repression likely to exist within your treatment population. Feel free to be creative and suggest treatment modalities or techniques that have not been discussed in this class but that you feel would benefit your clients.