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 …

The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry guidelines on the assessment and pharmacological treatment of compulsive sexual behaviour disorder

D Turner, P Briken, J Grubbs, L Malandain… - Dialogues in Clinical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives The current guidelines aim to evaluate the role of pharmacological agents in the
treatment of patients with compulsive sexual behaviour disorder (CSBD). They are intended …

Current insights on the impact of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) abuse

E Tay, WKW Lo, B Murnion - Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Recreational gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) use, although less common than other
substance use, is increasingly recognised and is over-represented in emergency toxicology …

No party, no drugs? Use of stimulants, dissociative drugs, and GHB/GBL during the early COVID-19 pandemic

A Bendau, L Viohl, MB Petzold, J Helbig… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic is presumably having an impact on the consumption
of psychoactive substances. Social distancing and lockdown measures may particularly …

Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), 1, 4-butanediol (1, 4BD), and gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) intoxication: A state-of-the-art review

L Dufayet, S Bargel, A Bonnet, AK Boukerma… - Regulatory Toxicology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract γ-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is synthesized endogenously from γ-aminobutyric acid
(GABA) or exogenously from 1, 4-butanediol (butane-1, 4-diol; 1, 4-BD) or γ-butyrolactone …

Novel psychoactive substances—recent progress on neuropharmacological mechanisms of action for selected drugs

Z Hassan, OG Bosch, D Singh, S Narayanan… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
A feature of human culture is that we can learn to consume chemical compounds, derived
from natural plants or synthetic fabrication, for their psychoactive effects. These drugs …

Mental Health Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Under the Influence of Psychoactive Substances: a Systematic Review

TM Brunt, N Graf, D Deimel, H Schecke… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Sex under the influence of psychoactive substances (SUIPS) has gained much attention in
the press and scientific literature over the last years, especially among men who have sex …

Inpatient GHB withdrawal management in an inner-city hospital in Sydney, Australia: a retrospective medical record review

KJ Siefried, G Freeman, DM Roberts, R Lindsey… - …, 2023 - Springer
Rationale Regular consumption of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) may result in a
dependence syndrome that can lead to withdrawal symptoms. There are limited data on …

Characterization of the GHB withdrawal syndrome

CJH Wolf, H Beurmanjer, BAG Dijkstra… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) withdrawal syndrome can have a fulminant course,
complicated by severe complications such as delirium or seizures. Detoxification by tapering …

Phenobarbital to manage severe gamma‐hydroxybutyrate withdrawal: A case series

G Freeman, KJ Siefried, DM Roberts… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Management of a withdrawal syndrome following cessation of regular gamma‐
hydroxybutyrate (GHB) use, and its precursors, can represent a clinical challenge due to …