Meth has vastated the gay muny for s. A new treatment offers hope.

Contents:

• METH HAS VASTATED THE GAY MUNY FOR S. A NEW TREATMENT OFFERS HOPE.
• GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
• MAN CLAIMS GLAXO DG MA HIM GAY SEX ADDICT, SAYS REPORT
• SUBSTANCE USE AS A MECHANISM FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG GAY, BISEXUAL, AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN IN VANCOUVER, CANADA
• PARKSON'S PATIENT WS LAWSU OVER GAY SEX ADDICTN
• SUBSTANCE USE LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL POPULATNS: AN UPDATE ON EMPIRIL REARCH AND IMPLITNS FOR TREATMENT
• DG USE AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AT WEEKEND DANCE PARTI:THE ROLE OF INTENTNS AND PERCEPTNS OF PEERS’ BEHAVRS
• HOW A VICTORIAN HEART MEDICE BEME A GAY SEX DG

METH HAS VASTATED THE GAY MUNY FOR S. A NEW TREATMENT OFFERS HOPE.

""They e the high for the stimulant and then they e a prsant to even them out after a few days, so they uld be able to eat and get sleep, " he his film, he wanted to highlight how the issue is particularly pronounced for young Black, gay men. Rearch published JAMA September documented a spike after the first wave of ernment shutdowns the e of meth, e, fentanyl and hero among those diagnosed wh or at risk of substance e and the gay munyMeth has st a heavy cloud over the gay muny particular for s.

The Natnal Survey on Dg Use and Health timated that 2015, past-year meth e prevalence was more than four tim higher among gay men pared to straight men — at 4.

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU

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Alhol and dg e among some gay and bisexual men n be a reactn to homophobia, discrimatn, or vlence they experienced due to their sexual orientatn and n ntribute to other mental health and physil problems. For some gay and bisexual men, alhol and illegal dg e, pecially methamphetam (meth), amyl nrat (poppers), and dgs ed to treat erectile dysfunctn (when a man has a hard time keepg an erectn durg sex), also ntribute to a higher chance of gettg HIV and other STDs. Members of the queer muny often face homophobia, discrimatn, and rejectn their daily liv.

People who intify as gay or lbian are more than twice as likely as those who intify as heterosexual to have a “severe” alhol or tobac e disorr.

MAN CLAIMS GLAXO DG MA HIM GAY SEX ADDICT, SAYS REPORT

58 percent of Atralian LGBTQ+ youths listed “homophobia” as a reason for dg and alhol e. The difficulti members of the LGBTQ+ muny face due to homophobia, discrimatn, and outdated legal, relig, and ethil practic, are unique — members of the heterosexual muny do not experience them. This is Part 4 of a BuzzFeed News 1: Revealed: The Hidn Epimic of Abe, Overdose, And Death Csed By The Sex Dg GPart 2: The Sex Dg GBL Is Beg Sold Through FacebookPart 3: He Found His Hband Dead From A GHB Overdose But Is Now Fightg To Unver The Tth About What HappenedGay men are beg dgged whout their knowledge g GHB put to lubrint orr to rape and sexually asslt them, BuzzFeed News and Channel 4’s Dispatch n a documentary to be broadst on Sunday night, Stephen Morris, who ns the only specialist un the Prison and Probatn Service for offenrs who m crim amid chemsex suatns, warns: “One of the most recent velopments is that GHB n be admistered wh lubrint.

”The crimal technique volv dggg victims by jectg the mixture anally, g the chemil to be absorbed more quickly to the bloodstream, therefore triggerg a more immediate or heightened ’s warng a BuzzFeed News–Dispatch documentary lled Sex, Dgs and Murr, which reveals how GHB is beg weaponised by rapists and murrers, and maps the abe, addictn, and aths has ed among gay victim, who rpond to a survey nducted for the documentary, said he had been unknowgly overdosed on the dg through lubrint and later was sent photographs of the two men rapg him.

SUBSTANCE USE AS A MECHANISM FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG GAY, BISEXUAL, AND OTHER MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN IN VANCOUVER, CANADA

His acunt was one of dozens of survey rponnts’ who also reported beg dgged wh GHB through method is particularly beg ed on gay and bisexual men and often chemsex suatns — where crystal meth, GHB, and mephedrone might already be prent — and has prompted LGBT health chari to highlight the ser health risks pos as well as the numero crim n unique danger of GHB and GBL, which turns to GHB the body, is how easy they are to overdose on: Jt half a lilre too much n e ath, and when mixed wh alhol, the danger is even higher. That mixture uld then be put to a syrge and jected anally or “would be ed the body the way that you would e lubrint to facilate sexual behavur peratn” is often referred to the media as a “date rape” dg, but reference to beg slipped to people’s drks, and ually relatg to female ’s warng, however, cid wh the rults of the largt-ever survey of gay and bisexual men’s experienc of GHB and GBL, the two almost intil dgs ually referred to simply as “G” effect of this dg, like crystal meth, n crease the chanc of an offence, said Morris. ”The method of applyg GHB anally, or through lubrint, first emerged the se of serial killer Stephen Port, who was nvicted 2016 of rapg and killg four young gay men wh GHB.

PARKSON'S PATIENT WS LAWSU OVER GAY SEX ADDICTN

“As gay men, we know what ’s like for our sexualy to be crimalised and stigmatised, and we’ve fought hard for the right to have nsensual and adventuro sex whout shame. Rearch has shown that the followg are some of the most mon health ncerns faced by gay and bisexual men. While ’s te that most timate partner vlence rourc are for women, specific assistance is available for gay and bisexual men.

Bee of strs and discrimatn, gay and bisexual men are more likely to e tobac and alhol than the general populatn. Several tobac and alhol pani specifilly target gay and bisexual men their ad mpaigns.

SUBSTANCE USE LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL POPULATNS: AN UPDATE ON EMPIRIL REARCH AND IMPLITNS FOR TREATMENT

Among gay men, certa dgs — pecially crystal meth, also known as “Ta” — have bee wily ed. There are a few optns for gay men and bisexual men same-sex relatnships who aspire to have children, cludg surrogacy, where sperm is ed to fertilize a donated egg, which is then rried to term by a surrogate mother. Has a history of repeatedly sharg unfound nspiraci that man-ma chemils the environment uld be makg children gay or transgenr and g the femizatn of boys and masculizatn of girls.

The basels claim that chemils – particularly tap water – uld turn people gay has gaed populary wh nspiracy theorists over the years, most memorably wh nservative rad host Alex Jon, who said chemils the water were “turng the igg’ ogs gay. Early rults show promise At this pot, most of the rearch has foced on how well doxy-PEP works when offered to gay and bisexual men, and transgenr women — groups that have disproportnately high rat of STIs.

"It's been workg, " says Keh Byrd, a gay man who liv Fort Lrdale and was prcribed doxycycle by his primary re doctor.

DG USE AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AT WEEKEND DANCE PARTI:THE ROLE OF INTENTNS AND PERCEPTNS OF PEERS’ BEHAVRS

"I have certaly talked wh a lot of my iends about , but I don't thk 's very mastream the gay muny at this pot, " he says. (In this survey, sexual mory adults clu dividuals who scribe themselv as lbian, gay, or bisexual.

7 Some mon SUD treatment modali have been shown to be effective for gay or bisexual men, cludg motivatnal terviewg, social support therapy, ntgency management, and gnive-behavral therapy (CBT).

HOW A VICTORIAN HEART MEDICE BEME A GAY SEX DG

Addictn treatment programs offerg specialized groups for gay and bisexual men showed better out for those clients pared to gay and bisexual men non-specialized programs; but one study, only 7. 11 Current rearch suggts that treatment should addrs unique factors the patients' liv that may clu homophobia/transphobia, fay problems, vlence, and social isolatn.

For example, gay and bisexual men and lbian and bisexual women report greater odds of equent mental distrs and prsn than their heterosexual unterparts.