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Exploration of Mental Health Elements in Chemsex Behavior: Interventions, Influencing Factors, and Attitudes towards Risk and Harm Reduction in Spain

Nursing Reports
In recent years, there has been an increase in the practice of chemsex, which is becoming an increasingly serious public health problem. The complex interaction between chemsex and mental health underscores the need to understand the psychological ...
Pablo Del Pozo-Herce, Alberto Tovar-Reinoso, Antonio Martínez-Sabater, Elena Chover-Sierra, Teresa Sufrate-Sorzano, Carlos Saus-Ortega, Javier Curto-Ramos, José Manuel Padilla-Brito, Carlos González-Navajas, Enrique Baca-García, Raúl Juárez-Vela, Eva García-Carpintero Blas   +11 more
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Incorporating acute HIV infection screening, same‐day diagnosis and antiretroviral treatment into routine services for key populations at sexual health clinics in Indonesia: a baseline analysis of the INTERACT prospective study

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 28, Issue 5, May 2025.
Abstract Introduction Indonesia has an escalated HIV epidemic concentrated among key populations. To strengthen the care cascade, we implemented a care pathway for the screening of individuals for acute HIV infection (AHI), to achieve prompt diagnosis and antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation, at three non‐governmental sexual health clinics in ...
Irwanto Irwanto, Nurhayati H. Kawi, Hendry Luis, Dwi P. Rahmawati, Erik P. Sihotang, Pande Putu Januraga, Margareta Oktaviani, Suwarti Suwarti, Gilbert Lazarus, Evi Sukmaningrum, Evy Yunihastuti, Maartje Dijkstra, Eduard J. Sanders, F. Stephen Wignall, Keerti Gedela, Raph L. Hamers, the INTERACT Study Group, Irwanto Irwanto, Ignatius Praptoraharjo, Arie Rahadi, Evi Sukmaningrum, Suwarti  , Decy Subekti, Bachtiar Andy Mussafa, Nicolas Tarino, Mutia Rahardjani, Fitri Dewi, Soraya Weldina Ragil Dien, Margaret Oktavia, Dwi Rahmawati, Raph L. Hamers, Keerti Gedela, Pande Putu Januraga, Evy Yunihastuti, Nurhayati H. Kawi, Erik P. Sihotang, F. Stephen Wignall, Hendry Luis, F. Stephen Wignall, Godelieve de Bree, Maartje Dijkstra, Eduard Sanders, Sayem Ahmed, Christophe Fraser, Katrina Lythgoe   +44 more
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Clinical, Epidemiological, Virological Characteristics and Outcomes of 286 Patients Infected With Monkeypox Virus in China

Allergy, Volume 80, Issue 5, Page 1436-1451, May 2025.
Men who have sex with men (MSM), with a median age of 32 (27–37) years, from China's coastal or developed regions, are the “main mpox‐affected” population. HIV‐positive mpox patients showed more severe manifestations, with elevated aspartate transaminase and C‐reactive protein levels, reduced CD4+ T and NK (natural killer) cell counts versus HIV ...
Hankun Hu, Yang Zheng, Lianguo Ruan, Yamin Liu, Yeqing Tong, Yaokai Chen, Ke Liang, Li Zhou, Wu Chen, Yixin Hu, Wei Song, Feng Lv, Yaodong Ping, Kaiwen Fang, Nan Zhang, Hongxia Wei, Cezmi A. Akdis, Ping Ma, Yadong Gao   +18 more
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Mephedrone and chemsex: a case report

Legal Medicine, 2020
The chemsex or slamsex phenomenon has attracted attention worldwide, with concerns also expressed by health professionals for the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Mephedrone or 4-methylmethcathinone, a substituted cathinone homolog of ephedrine, is one of the most popular substances used as a cheaper alternative to other traditional drugs ...
Anzillotti L., Calo L., Banchini A., Schirripa M. L., Marezza F., Cecchi R.   +5 more
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Effectiveness of Harm Reduction Interventions in Chemsex: A Systematic Review

Healthcare
The phenomenon of chemsex has emerged as an essential public health issue in recent years. This systematic review aimed to investigate currently available harm reduction strategies and to evaluate the efficacy of the corresponding interventions. Methods:
Pablo Del Pozo-Herce, Antonio Martínez-Sabater, Paula Sanchez-Palomares, Paula Cristina Garcia-Boaventura, Elena Chover-Sierra, Raquel Martínez-Pascual, Vicente Gea-Caballero, Carles Saus-Ortega, M. Ballestar-Tarín, P. Karniej, Enrique Baca-García, R. Júarez-Vela   +11 more
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PrEP use and willingness cascades among GBMSM in 15 Asian countries/territories: an analysis of the PrEP APPEAL survey

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 28, Issue 4, April 2025.
Abstract Introduction Despite the high HIV incidence among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) and the demonstrated effectiveness of HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), PrEP is not accessible at scale across Asia. To help inform future scaling efforts, our study aimed to examine PrEP use and willingness to use among GBMSM to ...
Gede Benny Setia Wirawan, Heather‐Marie Schimdt, Curtis Chan, Doug Fraser, Jason J. Ong, Michael Cassell, Lei Zhang, Warittha Tieosapjaroen, Nittaya Phanuphak, Weiming Tang, Nicky Suwandi, Kimberly E. Green, Timothy Dobbins, Benjamin R. Bavinton   +13 more
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Monkeypox Virus: WHO's Second Public Health Emergency of International Concern Within 2 Years

Microbial Biotechnology, Volume 18, Issue 4, April 2025.
The figure shows examples of zoonotic diseases and their affected populations. The red arrows indicate the path of monkeypox virus infections first from a wild animal reservoir (rodents, squirrels) as a zoonosis mostly to children in central and west Africa, followed by the 2022/3 epidemic with human‐to‐human transmission in men having sex with men and
Harald Brüssow
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“I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”—Psychosocial Aspects and Awareness of Negative Impacts in Chemsex Users: Results from an Anonymous Online Survey

Brain Sciences
Chemsex is the interplay of substance use by men who have sex with men (MSM) in sexual contexts. The minority stress model and the identity process theory are explanatory models.
Marcus Gertzen, Sinan Karcher, Johanna Schwarz, Cornelia Rosenberger, Moritz Strasburger, Andrea Rabenstein, Anna-Martina Strasser, Ulrich Palm, Tobias Rüther   +8 more
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Toxicological aspects of chemsex

Spanish Journal of Legal Medicine, 2021
Abstract Chemsex is a phenomenon in which the consumption of drugs is associated with the practice of sex, mainly among men who have sex with men (MSM). Methamphetamine, mephedrone and GHB/GBL are the most commonly abused drugs in “sex parties”.
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CATHINONES AND VIAGRA IN CHEMSEX: AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHY OF TOUCH, MASCULINITIES AND AESTHETICS [PDF]

Psicologia & Sociedade
This article presents an autoethnographic analysis of chemsex, focusing on the simultaneous use of viagra and cathinones. The haptic and aesthetic dimensions of these encounters are examined, considering their effects on masculinities, gender, and sexual
Jorge Humberto Lucero Díaz
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