GAY LIFESTYLE:  DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE? FACT: Study published by Nursing Research found lesbian women 3 times more likely to abuse alcohol and suffer addictions to other chemical substances. FACT: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychologists reported: “lesbian” women face higher rates of alcohol abuse. 19.4% of lesbian women engaged in “binge drinking” (compared with 11.7% of heterosexual women). 7% of lesbians considered “heavy drinkers” as opposed to only 2.7% of heterosexual women. FACT: Study by Family Planning Perspective magazine: “Among men, by far the most important risk group consisted of homosexual and bisexual men, who were more than 9 times as likely as heterosexual men to have a history of problem drinking.”  GAY LIFESTYLE INCREASES RATE OF STDs? FACT: According to Journal of Clinical Pathology, homosexuals 3.7 times more likely to be infected with gonorrhea than heterosexuals. According to their findings, 15.2% of homosexuals suffer pharyngeal (throat) gonorrhea. FACT: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported number of new HIV/AIDS diagnoses rose 11 percent among Gay and bisexual men between 2000 and 2003. Reuters News Service echoed these concerns: "Since the late 1990s... the disease has shown signs of a comeback, particularly among gay and bisexual men."