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 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in chemsex and sexual behaviour over time, among a cohort of MSM in London and Brighton: findings from the AURAH2 study

J Sewell, V Cambiano, A Speakman, FC Lampe… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Recent evidence has suggested that chemsex (the use of mephedrone, crystal
methamphetamine and γ-hydroxybutyrate/γ-butryolactone (GHB/GBL) to enable, enhance …

Complications related to sexualized drug use: what can we learn from literature?

H Donnadieu-Rigole, H Peyrière… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Chemsex is described as the use of specific psychoactive substances (PS) during sexual
activity to sustain, enhance, disinhibit or facilitate the sexual experience. It preferentially …

Injecting drug use during sex (known as “slamming”) among men who have sex with men: results from a time-location sampling survey conducted in five cities, France

P Trouiller, A Velter, L Saboni, C Sommen… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background In the last decade, European cities saw the development of “slamming,” a
practice related to chemsex that combines three elements: a sexual context, psychostimulant …

Slam practice: a review of the literature

B Schreck, C Victorri-Vigneau, M Guerlais… - European addiction …, 2021 - karger.com
Background: Slamming has been developing since 2011 as a new international
phenomenon, mostly among men who have sex with men (MSM). It consists of intravenous …

Cathinone use disorder in the context of slam practice: new pharmacological and clinical challenges

B Schreck, M Guerlais, E Laforgue, C Bichon… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background “Slam” has emerged since 2008 as a new international phenomenon among
men who have sex with men (MSM); it consists of the intravenous injection of drugs before or …

High rates of subsequent asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections and risky sexual behavior in patients initially presenting with primary human immunodeficiency …

DL Braun, A Marzel, D Steffens… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Knowledge of the risk factors of individuals with an asymptomatic sexually
transmitted infection (STI) is essential for implementation of targeted STI screening …

“Slam Sex”-sexualized injecting drug use (“SIDU”) amongst men who have sex with men (MSM)—a scoping review

F Scheibein, J Wells, S Henriques… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Sexualized injecting drug use (“SIDU”) is a phenomenon associated with a wide array of
high-risk injecting and sex-related practices. This scoping review establishes what is known …