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The rise of chemsex: queering collective intimacy in neoliberal London [PDF]

Cultural Studies, 2019
Since 2011, various public health organizations have observed the growth of the sexual practice ‘chemsex’ in the UK, primarily in London. The term chemsex refers to group sexual encounters between gay and bisexual men in which the recreational drugs GHB ...
Jamie Hakim
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Chemsex and Mental Health of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Germany

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Background: Chemsex is defined as using certain substances immediately before or during sexual activities to facilitate, prolong and/or intensify sexual experience, mainly by some communities of men who have sex with men (MSM).
Norbert Scherbaum, Daniel Deimel, Henrike Schecke   +2 more
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Social norms related to combining drugs and sex (“chemsex”) among gay men in South London [PDF]

International Journal of Drug Policy, 2016
BACKGROUND: 'Chemsex' refers to the combining of sex and illicit drugs, typically mephedrone, GHB/GBL, and crystal methamphetamine. While numerous studies have examined the role of illicit drugs in sexual risk taking, less attention has been paid to the ...
Alysha-Karima Ahmed, Peter Weatherburn, David S Reid   +2 more
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Re-pensar el chemsex

Revista del laboratorio iberoamericano para el estudio sociohistórico de las sexualidades, 2023
El chemsex se ha tratado con mucho sensacionalismo desde la opinión pública y, de manera muy sesgada en la academia. Este trabajo es una propuesta teórico‐metodológica posestructuralista de la cuestión, para desgranar el origen cultural de estos juicios
Iván Gallardo Esclapez
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Sexual counselling and sexual therapy in chemsex users in an NGO in spain

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction The intentional use of drugs before or during sexual intercourse (chemsex) is a phenomenon of special importance in the MSM (men who have sex with men) population due to its impact on mental, physical and sexual health.
J. Curto Ramos, I. Azqueta, M.T. Heredia Soriano, J.F. Cabrera Solano, L. Ibarguchi   +4 more
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Chemsex drugs: More than ghb, mephedrone and methamphetamine?

European Psychiatry, 2021
Introduction The intentional use of drugs before or during sexual intercourse (chemsex), due to its impact on mental health, is a phenomenon of high importance in men who have sex with men.
J. Curto Ramos, H. Dolengevich, M.A. Morillas Romerosa, E. Mateos Pascual   +3 more
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Drug behaviors, sexually transmitted infection prevention, and sexual consent during chemsex: insights generated in the Budd app after each chemsex session

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
Chemsex refers to the intentional use of drugs before or during sex in a specific context, typically involving prolonged sex sessions with multiple partners.
Tom Platteau, Corinne Herrijgers, Eric Florence, Karolien Poels, Peter Verboon, Ludwig Apers, Heidi Vandebosch   +6 more
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Understanding the dynamics of chemsex among men who have sex with men, male sex workers and transgender women in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a multiphase sequential mixed-method research protocol

BMJ Open, 2023
Introduction Chemsex is defined as drug use to enhance sexual pleasure. Global literature illustrated the pervasiveness of chemsex among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (hijra) for prolonging anal intercourse, reducing pain and ...
Golam Sarwar, Masud Reza, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, Samira Dishti Irfan, Sharful Islam Khan   +4 more
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Sexual, addiction and mental health care needs among men who have sex with men practicing chemsex – a cross-sectional study in the Netherlands

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2020
Drug use during sex (‘chemsex’) has been associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and mental health harms. Little quantitative evidence exists on the health care needs of MSM practicing chemsex from a patient perspective.
Y.J. Evers, C.J.P.A. Hoebe, N.H.T.M. Dukers-Muijrers, C.J.G. Kampman, S. Kuizenga-Wessel, D. Shilue, N.C.M. Bakker, S.M.A.A. Schamp, H. Van Buel, W.C.J.P.M. Van Der Meijden, G.A.F.S. Van Liere   +10 more
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Exploring the baseline knowledge and experience of healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom on Novel Psychoactive Substances [PDF]

, 2020
Submitted 28 january 2020. Reviwers' comments received 11 February 2020. Accepted 26 February 2020. Published 2 March 2020.Objective: This survey aimed to explore knowledge and experience on novel psychoactive substances (NPS) of healthcare professionals
Bancroft, Angus, Corkery, John Martin, Felice, Anna Marie, Gittins, Rosalind, Guirguis, Amira, Hawksworth, Gill, Ramos, Camille, Schifano, Fabrizio, Smeeton, Nigel, Zaman, Hadar   +9 more
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