Sexual consent and chemsex: a quantitative study on sexualised drug use and non-consensual sex among men who have sex with men in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. [PDF]
BackgroundChemsex (drug use to enhance sex) has emerged among men who have sex with men (MSM). Non-consensual sex (NCS) is hypothesised to occur frequently under the influence of chemsex, however data are scarce. In this cross-sectional study, it was aimed to assess whether NCS is associated with chemsex.MethodsWe offered a survey about chemsex in the ...
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Recreational and sexualised drug use among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) in Ireland-Findings from the European MSM internet survey (EMIS) 2017. [PDF]
BackgroundGay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) report a higher prevalence of drug use in comparison to the general male population. However, in Ireland, there is a paucity of literature regarding the prevalence of drug use and its determinants among gbMSM.Aims/ObjectivesTo quantify the prevalence of (i) recreational drug use (RDU)
Daly FP +9 more
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Sexualised drug use in people attending sexual health clinics in England [PDF]
Recent evidence highlights an increase in ‘chemsex’, the use of recreational drugs during sex, in men who have sex with men (MSM) and an association with risky sexual behaviours and outbreaks of STIs.1 However, the extent of sexualised drug use in people attending sexual health clinics (SHCs) is unknown.
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P115 Sexualised drug use in patients attending an nhs walk-in centre [PDF]
Background/introduction Recent increases in reported recreational-drug use in MSM are associated with high-risk sexual behaviour and poor (sexual) health outcomes. There is little comparative research in non-MSM. Brighton Station Health Centre offers both walk-in general and sexual-health services.
Jodie Scrivener +4 more
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P145 A qualitative study on sexualised drug use among male and transgender women sex workers in Amsterdam, the Netherlands [PDF]
Background The objective of this study was to provide insight into the motives of drug use during work among male sex workers (MSW) and transgender women sex workers (TSW) and its possible effect on sexual behaviour that may increase the chance of STIs and/or HIV acquisition.
S Druckler +6 more
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The use of specific drugs (e.g. methamphetamine, GHB/GBL and other stimulants) to enhance sex among men who have sex with men (MSM), is the focus of global public health concern because of links to social harms, poor mental and sexual health.
T Charles Witzel +3 more
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Chemsex and Mental Health of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Germany
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).
Annette Bohn +14 more
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Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is common in men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV. The Swiss HCVree Trial targeted a micro-elimination by using a treat and counsel strategy.
Patrizia Künzler-Heule +18 more
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Critical chemsex studies: interrogating cultures of sexualised drug use beyond the risk paradigm [PDF]
Based on previous research and the contributions to this special issue, we propose that critical chemsex studies operates along three axes: one working within public health that attempts to move beyond the risk paradigm; another which attempts to understand its cultural dimensions as it interrogates the discursive, sociopolitical and economic ...
Kristian Møller, Jamie Hakim
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Sexually transmitted infection diagnoses, sexualised drug use and associations with pre-exposure prophylaxis use among men who have sex with men in the UK [PDF]
Previous research has focused on acceptability of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use, but few community-based studies have been conducted regarding actual use, and PrEP use in the context of sexualised drug use remains understudied. A national online cross-sectional study recruited men who have sex with men (MSM) via social media (April–June 2018 ...
Matthew P Hibbert +3 more
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