Gay sex on meth
What draws gay men to slamming: the rush, pleasure or kinship?
Gay and bisexual men living in the Netherlands reported intense rush, less sexual inhibition, pleasure and kinship among the perceived benefits of slamming in a master thesis titled ‘Meth, Sex, Health and Pleasure’ from Utrecht University.
Slamming is the intravenous injection of crystal methamphetamine (also known as crystal meth, tina and ice). Similar to chemsex involving different substances (including GHB/GBL, mephedrone, MDMA and, to a lesser extent, cocaine and ketamine), slamming can take place before or during sexual outing to facilitate, prolong or enhance the sexual experience.
In the 2017 The European MSM Internet Survey (EMIS), 15% of gay, pansexual and other men who have sex with men from 50 European countries reported ever having chemsex and over 10% had done so in the past 12 months. Tracking these findings and increased concern around chemsex in the region, the EU’s Drug Strategy 2021-2025 included LGBTI+ people for the first time. It emphasises the importance of identifying the diversity of people who uses drugs but it only refers to the LGBTI+ community once in general and still does not ad
Gay men starting to use crystal meth usually increase their sexual risk taking
A study which followed the identical group of queer men over several years has set up that individuals who have started to use crystal meth tend to contain riskier sexual behaviour than they had in previous years. While this doesn’t definitively demonstrate a causal link, the study also suggests that crystal methamphetamine has a greater impact on sexual behaviour than other drugs.
“Given the ethical impossibility of conducting a randomized, restricted trial of the effects of methamphetamine use on sexual risk behavior, the results presented here provide the strongest evidence yet that initiation of methamphetamine use increases sexual risk behavior among HIV-uninfected MSM,” the researchers write in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.
Crystal meth is a strong stimulant which can expand libido. Users outline having lower inhibitions, greater confidence and feeling sexually compulsive.
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Understanding Chemsex
Gay culture is as varied as the people in it. However, some stereotypes have stuck around for a reason — they contain a grain of truth. For example, bars and clubs have always been important parts of gay society since they are historically the only places where it was possible to meet and mingle with other gay people. The lgbtq+ bar scene can be a lot of fun. It also has a dark side, where unhealthy relationships with substance use can lead to problems, including addiction.
The combination of sex and substances, known as “chemsex,” is acknowledged in our society. It can be a glass of wine before a romantic evening or a shared connected to “get in the mood.” In gay culture, the combination of sex and methamphetamines (as well as poppers, which are inhalant forms of diverse kinds of nitrites), is a shared form of chemsex.
More About Methamphetamine Use
Methamphetamine, also called “Tina,” is a substance that can enclose chemicals like rubbing alcohol and lye. People smoke, inject or snort meth. Some of the common signs of meth use are sweating, enlarged pupils, extremely fast pulse, dizziness, racing thoughts and talkativeness. People who use meth may
What Is It About Gay Men and Crystal Meth?
By Jake Myers, MFT
Jake is a therapist at the Gay Therapy Center. He sees clients at the Hollywood Center in Los Angeles, and worldwide by phone and Skype.
When I look back on it all now, I realize it was just going to be a matter of time. As a gay man coming of age in the early 2000’s, of course it would construct sense that in a fairly short time-frame I would cross paths with the darkness acknowledged as crystal meth. While I had been drinking, smoking pot, and dabbling in psychedelics and other drugs since high institution, I discovered meth when in college through the gay club scene. Coming from a tumultuous, repressed, and traumatizing family animation, suddenly being in an accepting space with other gay men who encouraged me to be free, feel good, and not hide my sexual feelings was like a dream come authentic. The clubs felt like a new family had embraced me, and with that I would pretty much try anything that was put in front of me. Being in this environment was a high in-and-of-itself, but when combined with the substances that were going around (ecstasy, GHB, meth, ketamine), I was truly flying for what felt like the first time.
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