GHB e among gay and bisexual men - PubMed

Contents:

• WHAT IS G DG URBAN DICTNARY? MEANG EXPLAED - IS THERE A DG THAT MAK PEOPLE GAY?
• METH HAS VASTATED THE GAY MUNY FOR S. A NEW TREATMENT OFFERS HOPE.
• GHB E AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
• A QUALATIVE ANALYSIS OF GHB E AMONG GAY MEN: REASONS FOR E SPE POTENTIAL ADVERSE OUT
• DGGGS, DEATHS AND ROBBERI PUT NEW YORK’S GAY COMMUNY ON EDGE
• THE SH TO RISK WHEN TERROGATG THE RELATNSHIP BETWEEN METHAMPHETAME E AND SEXUAL PRACTICE AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN
• SUP? LOOKG? PARTY? A GUI TO GAY APP LGO

WHAT IS G DG URBAN DICTNARY? MEANG EXPLAED - IS THERE A DG THAT MAK PEOPLE GAY?

"G isn't stigmatised the gay muny at all, " says social worker and GHB expert David Stuart, who is creded wh g the term "chemsex"'s spe G-related fatali wh the LGBTQ+ muny reachg epimic proportns the mid to late-2010s, wh Stuart notg an anecdotal average of "two aths every month" dg has been ls nsistently popular outsi of the gay muny – or perhaps ls talked about.

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In the Netherlands, GHB whdrawal is often treated by givg patients pharmactil-gra GHB and gradually taperg the oral syrge full of problem wh G beg more popular outsi of the gay muny is that s reputatn as a "date-rape dg" has saddled wh a stigma that mak tn and harm rctn difficult. 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.

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

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.

GHB E AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN

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.

“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. Studi have shown that, when pared wh the general populatn, gay and bisexual men, lbian, and transgenr dividuals are more likely to:.

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.

A QUALATIVE ANALYSIS OF GHB E AMONG GAY MEN: REASONS FOR E SPE POTENTIAL ADVERSE OUT

Although is sometim referred to as a date rape dg, GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) is actually ed recreatnally and is fairly mon for gay men to e durg chemsex - when dgs are ed to enhance sex between two or more partners - but is also ed by heterosexuals as a party rapists e GHB as a weapon - one recent survey timated more than a quarter of those polled were sexually asslted whilst is a separate but almost intil dg to GBL (gamma-butyrolactone), a substance sold legally as an dtrial solvent but which be GHB once enters the body. It is also difficult to know for sure how many sexual asslts are nnected to Saga's nvictn, perhaps the hight profile se was that of nvicted serial killer Stephen Port, who was given a life sentence 2016 for poisong four young men wh lethal dos of the source, Met PoliceImage ptn, Anthony Walgate (L) and Gabriel Kovari (R) were Stephen Port's first victimsOf the 2, 700 gay and bisexual men who have ed G that rpond to a survey nducted by BuzzFeed News and Channel 4 Dispatch last year, 28% said they had been asslted.

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.

Rearch also suggts that for people who are livg wh HIV, like Roger, meth exacerbat the vis's harm to the, who said he first started takg meth at gay "circu" parti, said his e of the dg led him to stop gog to the doctor and qu takg his HIV treatment a ago.

DGGGS, DEATHS AND ROBBERI PUT NEW YORK’S GAY COMMUNY ON EDGE

The recreatnal e of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) has been relatively unrstudied, spe s populary gay muni.

GHB ers were siar to those the sample who reported no e along key mographic factors, although GHB ers were more likely to intify as gay than bisexual and were slightly olr. Use of GHB is mon among a certa subset of gay men spe warngs wh the muny about the potentially fatal effects of the substance, suggtg that more effort be given to te dg g gay men about GHB.

THE SH TO RISK WHEN TERROGATG THE RELATNSHIP BETWEEN METHAMPHETAME E AND SEXUAL PRACTICE AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN

Intensive sex partyg wh gamma-hydroxybutyrate: factors associated wh g gamma-hydroxybutyrate for chemsex among Atralian gay and bisexual men - rults om the Flux Study. As far back as 1999, New York Magaze's article 'Nightlife ‘99: Clear And Prent Danger' said “GHB first beme a fixture at rav and gay “circu parti” the early neti.

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And before the word chemsex was ed, 'slammg', PnP, 'parTy', 'HnH', and 'chem iendly' were/ are shorthand for gay men g a new generatn of dgs, the slang appearg on hook-up apps c. Like people everywhere, gay men have been takg dgs for years, and wasn't so long ago some of were droppg 'E's. While unrstandable, wasn't so long ago gay men were unr a siar microspe durg the HIV and AIDS epimic.

Some argue that while the word chemsex do what says on the t (sex on/wh chemils) is yet another unhelpful label ascribed to gay men. Published fal eded form as:PMCID: PMC3611333NIHMSID: NIHMS372780AbstractThis paper exam the e of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) among a sample of gay men New York Cy, who intify GHB as their most equently ed club dg. Keywords: gamma-Hydroxybutyrate, GHB, Club dgs, Stigma, Sex, Gay menIn recent years, club dgs, which clu MDMA (ecstasy), methamphetame, powred e, ketame, and gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) (Halkis, Green, & Mourgu, 2005; Li, Stok, & Woeckener, 1998), have bee a very popular and accepted part of gay socializatn (Green, 2003; McDowell, 2000).