LGBT Community Seeks Solutions to Alcohol-Related Problems
 Concerned that alcohol and other drug problems disproportionately impact LGBT communities, 1 a team of national prevention and treatment leaders met in Chicago in September to develop solutions to address this urgent public health problem. Participants identified key environmental factors that contribute to alcohol problems in the LGBT community-such as alcohol ads that target LGBT individuals and serving practices in some bars-and began to develop solutions. The intensive one-day strategy session was sponsored by the Marin Institute, the American Medical Association, the Chicago Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health, and the Youth Leadership Institute. The event was well received in the community and earned local media attention. The Marin Institute is currently developing recommendations for future activities based on the National Academy of Science's report, "Reducing Underage Drinking".
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