Archive for category: Substance Use

Chemsex is the use of any combination of drugs that includes crystal methamphetamine, mephedrone (and other cathenones) and/or GHB/GBL -s pecifically for the purposes of gay sex.   It is syndemically associated with some recent and dramatic changes that affected the experience of gay sex and pleasure;

new technologies/online gay hook-up culture (not exclusive of sauna/bathhouse culture)

the impact HIV/AIDS has had on the experience of gay sex and pleasure

changes in laws and societal attitudes toward gay sex specifically, (homosexuality generally)