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A Qualitative Assessment among Personnel Working in Community-Led Development Program Settings Regarding Sexualized Substance Use

open access: yesBrain Sciences, 2022
Sexualized substance use (SSU) is the practice of psychotropic substance use before or during sex to increase sexual pleasure. The growing use of SSU has a strong association with sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Community health mobilizers (CHMs)
Binata Marik   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lethal Lust: Suicidal Behavior and Chemsex—A Narrative Review of the Literature

open access: yesBrain Sciences, 2023
Chemsex is described as the use of certain drugs—commonly methamphetamine, gamma-butyrolactone (GBL)/gammahydroxybutyrate (GHB), and mephedrone—before or during planned sexual activity primarily among men who have sex with men (MSM).
Martina Strasser   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decriminalisation of drug use and possession in Australia – A briefing note. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Currently there is debate about how Australia could better respond to illegal drugs and the associated harm. One frequently raised option is “decriminalisation of drug use and possession”.
Barratt, M   +10 more
core   +1 more source

The Intersection of Women'S Sexual Pleasure and Injection Drug Use [PDF]

open access: yesSubstance Abuse, 2019
Background: There is a dearth of literature concerning the sexual behaviors of women who inject drugs. The existing literature emphasizes the violence, trauma, and social disadvantage experienced by these women and obscures any sense of agency or sexual pleasure.
Caroline, Katzman, Ellen, Tuchman
openaire   +2 more sources

Illicit drug use and awareness of health and policing initiatives at Australian music festivals among people who regularly use ecstasy and other illicit stimulants [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
There is significant concern about patron safety at music festivals, and particularly related to illicit drug use and associated harms. People who attend music festivals are more likely to report illicit drug use than the general population, and ...
Degenhardt, Louisa ; https://orcid.org/   +24 more
core   +1 more source

Psychoactive Substance Uses and Sexual Behavior [PDF]

open access: yesروانشناسی بالینی و شخصیت
Introduction: The relationship between psychoactive substances and sexual behavior is an increasingly important area of research in substance use, primarily due to the prevalence of high-risk sexual behaviors among individuals with substance dependence ...
Esmaeil Naseri
doaj   +1 more source

Drug-related and psychopathological symptoms in HIV-positive men who have sex with men who inject drugs during sex (slamsex): Data from the U-SEX GESIDA 9416 Study.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
OBJECTIVES:Sexualized intravenous drug use, also known as slamsex, seems to be increasing among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM). Physical and psychopathological symptoms have previously been reported in this population, although research on ...
Helen Dolengevich-Segal   +23 more
doaj   +1 more source

Taking Care of Business in a Male – Dominated Drug Economy: Income Strategies, Risks, and Opportunities of Women Who Use Drugs

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
BackgroundStreet level drug economies are often described as hierarchical and gender-segregated arenas where men hold high positions and control the supply of drugs, and where women are confined to marginal and low-level positions.
Torkel Richert
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Drugs Used in Cases of Alleged Sexual Assault [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Analytical Toxicology, 1999
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of reports in the U.S. of the use of drugs, often in conjunction with alcohol, to commit sexual assault. A study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of drug use in sexual assault cases in which substances are suspected of being involved.
M A, ElSohly, S J, Salamone
openaire   +2 more sources

Utilization of mental health services in relation to the intention to reduce chemsex behavior among clients from an integrated sexual health services center in Taiwan

open access: yesHarm Reduction Journal, 2023
Introduction The intention of chemsex-practicing gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) to reduce their drug use is an important factor for the utilization of harm reduction services.
Yu-Ru Hung   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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