The National 2S/LGBTQIA+ Substance Use Study is live! 

Join the first ever national study on non-legalized substance use within the 2S/LGBTQIA+ community! Led by the Queer & Trans Health Collective in partnership with Norquest College, this project will shape work done by harm reduction organizations, respond to the lack of data we have on non-legalized substance use within our community, and contribute to advocacy efforts across the country. Your participation makes this work possible!

Who is the survey for?

The National 2S/LGBTQIA+ Substance Use Study is open to anyone living in Canada over the age of 18. To qualify, you must have used non-legalized substances (or in other words, substances other than alcohol or marijuana) sometime in the past month. You must also be a member of the 2S/LGBTQIA+ community.


What’s involved?

The National 2S/LGBTQIA+ Substance Use Study involves both an online survey and virtual focus groups across seven regions of the country. If you are interested in participating, you will complete a pre-screener survey that allows us to confirm your eligibility. You will then be sent a link to the full survey. The survey can be completed in English or French. We offer a small incentive for participating upon completion. When you fill out the survey, you will be asked about your demographic information, your substance use habits, your experiences with medical intervention as it relates to substance use, as well as your harm reduction practices. At the end of the survey, you will have the option to consent to being contacted for a focus group. Please note that only some folks will be selected for the focus groups, and consenting to participate does not guarantee that you will be selected.

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The QTHC is based in Amiskwaciwâskahikan (ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) within Treaty 6 territory, a traditional meeting ground and home of the Nêhiyaw (Cree), Denesuliné (Dene), Nahkawininiwak (Saulteaux), Niitsítapi (Blackfoot), and Îyârhe Nakoda (Nakota Sioux), as well as nations not represented by the treaty, and is located in Districts 9 and 10 of the Métis Nation of Alberta. We commit to engaging in an ongoing process of decolonization, and will strive to conduct our work in an anti-oppressive and anti-racist way, working towards equity, empowerment, and inclusion for all Two Spirit, queer, trans, and non-binary people.