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"Chemsex" and High-Risk Sexual Behaviours in HIV-Positive
Men Who Have Sex With Men...increased risk for HCV & STIs
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....."Chemsex and slamsex were associated with greatly increased odds of hepatitis C infection" [6-9 fold increased risk].....Beyond the potential for HIV transmission, chemsex is linked to STI diagnosis including hepatitis C infection" [2-4 fold increased STI risk]
Reported by Jules Levin
CROI 2016 Feb 22-24 Boston
Pufall, E.L.1,Kall, M.2, Shahmanesh, M.3, Nardone, A.2, Gilson, R.3, Delpech, V.2, Ward, H.1, on behalf of The Positive Voices Study Group*
1Imperial College London 2Public Health England 3University College London
"Chemsex" refers to the use of drugs to increase sexual disinhibition and arousal. If drugs are injected it is referred to as "slamsex"
Typical drugs used for both chemsex and slamsex include MCAT, GHB/GBL, crystal meth, and ketamine
105 (29%) of 392 sexually active MSM engaged in chemsex in the previous year, and 35 (10%) in slamsex (Figure 2)
Compared to other sexually active MSM, MSM who engaged in chemsexwere more likely to:
Be mostly aged 35-44 (33%) and 45-54 (35%), as opposed to 18-34 (20.1%) and 55+ (18.9%) (p=0.01)
Live in London (37% vs 17%, p=0.004)
Have been diagnosed with depression or anxiety (38% vs. 24%, p=0.01)
Reported by Jules Levin
CROI 2016 Feb 22-24 Boston
Pufall, E.L. 1,Kall, M.2, Shahmanesh, M.3, Nardone, A.2, Gilson, R.3, Delpech, V.2, Ward, H.1, on behalf of The Positive Voices Study Group*
1Imperial College London 2Public Health England 3University College London
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