Chem sex gay
Chemsex means using certain drugs as part of your sex life. It comes with a lot of risks and can possess long-lasting consequences.
What is chemsex?
Chemsex involves using drugs before or during planned sexual activity to sustain, boost, disinhibit or facilitate the experience.
The term chemsex is used in Europe and Asia. In America and Australia, it’s known as PnP, which stands for ‘party and play’.
It’s most commonly practised by same-sex attracted men and other men who have sex with men. But it does affect people of all genders and sexualities, including straight men and women, trans women and agender people.
Not everyone who uses drugs will try chemsex, and not everyone who has chemsex will life problems. There are diverse levels of use, from experimenting once to daily drug taking.
We’ve worked with the experts at Controlling Chemsex to find out more about chemsex and how it can disturb your sexual health.
What drugs does it involve?
In the UK, chemsex typically involves 3 specific drugs, recognizable as chems. These are taken before or during sex. These drugs are:
Crystal methamphetamine, also known as T, Tina, crystal, ice or meth
Methamphetamine is a very addictive st
Chemsex – the Drugs and Sex Subculture in the Gay Community
Brian Paddick, the former deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan police, have spoken out movingly about the dangers of the chemsex drug, GHB. Paddick’s ex-boyfriend, Michael, died of a GHB overdose at a chemsex party in 2013. Speaking out publicly for the first time about Michael’s tragic death, Paddick is calling for a government-funded publicity programme to raise knowledge about chemsex drugs. But what help is there to stop for people who get addicted to chemsex?
What Is Chemsex?
Chemsex is the practice of taking drugs, often GHB, mephedrone and/or methamphetamine, for the specific purpose of facilitating sexual activity between gay men. The phrase chemsex also refers to the parties, often hosted by dealers of chemsex drugs, where men join up to take drugs and have sex.
Chemsex is distinct to sex that takes place after lgbtq+ men have used recreational drugs coincidentally. Instead, chemsex is the intentional operate of drugs to fuel, enhance or prolong sexual activity.
The drugs that are typically used for chemsex have a range of mood-altering effects, as adv as significant risks to the user. They inclu
Chemsex and sexual offending
So what is Chemsex?
In its simplest form, it’s drug-facilitated sex between two men or more. Chemsex “parties” typically take place in personal homes and are advertised through dating apps such as Grindr, as adequately as other similar digital dating apps.
It’s important to think of that Chemsex is not something all gay men take part in and involves only a tiny part of the lgbtq+ or bisexual male community.
There are three main drugs commonly used during Chemsex parties - GHB, crystal meth and mephedrone.
All three drugs bring about similar physiological reactions. They drop inhibitions and promote feelings of relaxed euphoria. They can also put the user at a greater risk of drug-facilitated sexual offending and can establish fatal.
Issues of drug-related sexual offending have recently been brought into the mainstream through a storyline in Coronation Street, in which the character David Platt is drugged and raped following a night out.
We know offences like this are happening in this region and in the last couple of year Avon and Somerset Police has been working to raise awareness of Chemsex and drug-related sexual offending.
If you’re engaging in Chemsex and s
Injecting drugs
Sometimes people inject crystal meth and mephedrone. With this there is an increased risk of infections and viruses like HIV and HEP A&B. To minimise your risk never share needles.
Set Group Rules
Agree in advance, and while sober, what sex you want to have – and don’t want to have. Make sure everyone is in agreement about what is going to happen and respect others boundaries.
Safer Sex?
Be upfront about the type of sex you want to own – including if you want to use condoms. – and bring safer sex materials with you. Not using condoms can put you at chance of STIs, and people on certain drugs may have rougher sex increasing the risk of bleeding and infection.
PrEP
PrEP is a drug which, when taken correctly, prevents you from contracting HIV. If you are going to possess unproteced sex with muliple partners and under the influence of drugs – PrEP could be beneficial in limiting your exposure of HIV infection.
Other substances?
You should avoid mixing drugs, with alcohol and any other drugs and never mix poppers with erectile drugs like Viagra – please check out our information on dosing for more advice o
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