Publications by authors named "Marcus Reed"
Article Synopsis
- Sexual minority men, particularly Black sexual minority men, face significant health disparities, including disproportionate rates of methamphetamine use, due to structural barriers and racism.
- The HISTORY study aims to explore how exposure to structural racism and discrimination impacts methamphetamine use among this population in Atlanta, Georgia, and seeks to identify effective interventions.
- Utilizing a mixed methods approach over five years, the study will gather both quantitative and qualitative data to understand these dynamics and develop actionable recommendations for reducing methamphetamine use in Black sexual minority men.
Methamphetamine (Meth) use is a contributor to poor health outcomes among young Black American gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (YB-GBMSM). Emerging research indicates that socioeconomic instability may be a salient antecedent of meth use as men may be encouraged to engage in health-eroding activities, such as survival sex, to care for themselves, and then cope with instability-related stress via use of substances. We examined the degree to which indicators of socioeconomic instability, including homelessness and food insecurity, would directly, and indirectly, predict increases in meth use, via survival sex engagement.
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