Chemsex behaviours among men who have sex with men: a systematic review of the literature

S Maxwell, M Shahmanesh, M Gafos - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
Background 'Chemsex'is the use of drugs before or during planned sexual events to
facilitate, enhance, prolong and sustain the experience. Drugs associated with chemsex are …

Mental health symptoms associated with sexualized drug use (Chemsex) among men who have sex with men: a systematic review

D Íncera-Fernández, M Gámez-Guadix… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Sexualized drug use (SDU), also known as chemsex, refers to the use of
psychoactive substances for sexual purposes among men who have sex with men (MSM) …

Sexualised drug use in the United Kingdom (UK): A review of the literature

C Edmundson, E Heinsbroek, R Glass, V Hope… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Sexualised drug use (SDU) refers to the use of drugs in a sexual context. This
includes 'Chemsex'-the use of drugs (specifically crystal methamphetamine, GHB/GBL and …

Sexualised drug taking among men who have sex with men: a systematic review

A Tomkins, R George, M Kliner - Perspectives in public …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims: Sexualised drug taking is increasingly reported on national and international levels.
We aim to review existing evidence of the relationship between recreational drug use (RDU) …

Chemsex and mental health of men who have sex with men in Germany

A Bohn, D Sander, T Köhler, N Hees, F Oswald… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Chemsex and new HIV diagnosis in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men attending sexual health clinics

M Pakianathan, W Whittaker, MJ Lee, J Avery… - HIV …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The aim of the study was to analyse associations between chemsex and new HIV
and sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnoses among gay, bisexual and other men who …

HIV, chemsex, and the need for harm-reduction interventions to support gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men

C Strong, P Huang, CW Li, SWW Ku, HJ Wu… - The lancet HIV, 2022 - thelancet.com
Numerous studies have identified an association between the use of drugs in sexual
contexts (chemsex) and HIV among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men …

Chemsex, risk behaviours and sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men in Dublin, Ireland

RW Glynn, N Byrne, S O'Dea, A Shanley… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Drug use for or during sex ('chemsex') among MSM has caused concern,
because of the direct effects of the drugs themselves, and because of an increased risk of …

Sexualized drug use (Chemsex) is associated with high-risk sexual behaviors and sexually transmitted infections in HIV-positive men who have sex with men: data …

A González-Baeza, H Dolengevich-Segal… - AIDS Patient Care …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
The magnitude of sexualized drug use (SDU), also known as chemsex, and its association
with sexually transmitted infections (STI) has not been systematically explored in HIV …

Psychological and interpersonal factors associated with sexualized drug use among men who have sex with men: A mixed-methods systematic review

D Lafortune, M Blais, G Miller, L Dion, F Lalonde… - Archives of Sexual …, 2021 - Springer
Chemsex—the use of specific drugs during planned sexual activity to sustain or enhance
sexual functioning (Bourne et al., 2015)—is widely reported as a major public health issue …