How addictn to crystal methamphetame is threateng the gay muny's long stggle to turn a rner on the AIDS epimic.
Contents:
- METH HAS VASTATED THE GAY MUNY FOR S. A NEW TREATMENT OFFERS HOPE.
- GAY MEN ARE DYG FROM A CRISIS WE’RE NOT TALKG ABOUT
- WHAT IS IT ABOUT GAY MEN AND CRYSTAL METH?
- FORMER SAN FRANCIS METH LORD SPEAKS OUT ABOUT DG ADDICTN THE GAY MUNY
- EXPLANATNS FOR METHAMPHETAME E AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN NEW YORK CY
- THE DIRTY LTLE SECRET OF GAY MEN AND METH
METH HAS VASTATED THE GAY MUNY FOR S. A NEW TREATMENT OFFERS HOPE.
Meth is very addictive, which bed wh growg up a homophobic society sets up a storm for gay men and meth e. Remember that revery is possible. * gay men and meth *
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.
GAY MEN ARE DYG FROM A CRISIS WE’RE NOT TALKG ABOUT
To The Public: Please be advised this story ntas graphic gay and straight sexualy as well as graphic dope scen. If such ntent bothers you, I... * gay men and meth *
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. Mangia ns a work of muny health centers Los ANGELES — I me of age as a gay man Greenwich Village durg the late 1980s when the AIDS epimic was ragg. But took far too many aths to get, the gay muny is facg another crisis that we’re not talkg about and that elected officials are once aga ignorg.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT GAY MEN AND CRYSTAL METH?
Qualative terview data om Project Ta, a formative vtigatn of methamphetame e among gay and bisexual men New York Cy, were ed to explore the reasons men e methamphetame. Interviews were nducted wh 48 active methamphetame ers, and dg revealed that a majory of … * gay men and meth *
Crystal methamphetame has bee a popular temptatn for gay men, leadg many to addictn. One explanatn for this uld be that gay men stggle wh acceptance ways straight men don’t have to.
Growg up gay and beg forced to keep that a secret for fear of fay rejectn or neighborhood bullyg n create huge securi and issu wh bt iend was rejected by his fay for beg gay and was beaten the streets of his hometown Mexi.
FORMER SAN FRANCIS METH LORD SPEAKS OUT ABOUT DG ADDICTN THE GAY MUNY
He sought out men on gay apps, and he end up fallg for a handsome young man who was addicted to meth. In realy, ’s g untls are many unrlyg reasons gay men start g meth — and those reasons mt be ’s an unfortunate realy that certa sid practic and beliefs are upheld wh gay male culture that put all of danger of adoptg risky behavrs.
Pl, while society is signifintly more acceptg than was even 10 years ago, many gay men still stggle wh discrimatn, vlence and our own ternalized homophobia, which means dgs n be an pe for many. I’ve watched gay men suffer om meth addictn for over 20 years — and ’s only gettg worse. He relapsed after two years of sobriety and eventually died on the one the gay muny is immune to the impact of crystal meth addictn.
If we want to ntue growg as a muny, we mt immediately provi fundg and support for gay men who are the work of muny health centers I lead South Los Angel, an overwhelmg majory of patients we treat our substance abe programs are addicted to crystal meth. Bee meth addictn disproportnately affects gay men, hasn’t risen to the level of prry and terventn of other addictns. Elected officials, gay lears, health re centers and muny centers mt velop fundg and programmg to rpond to this crisis.
EXPLANATNS FOR METHAMPHETAME E AMONG GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN NEW YORK CY
Countls gay men suffer om this cripplg addictn — and we nnot lose even more of our fay members.
A versn of this article appears prt on, Sectn A, Page 27 of the New York edn wh the headle: Gay Men Are Dyg From Another Crisis. Jake is a therapist at the Gay Therapy Center. As a gay man g of age the early 2000’s, of urse would make sense that a fairly short time-ame I would cross paths wh the darkns known as crystal meth.
While I had been drkg, smokg pot, and dabblg psychelics and other dgs sce high school, I disvered meth when llege through the gay club scene. Comg om a tumultuo, reprsed, and trmatizg fay life, sudnly beg an acceptg space wh other gay men who enuraged me to be ee, feel good, and not hi my sexual feelgs was like a dream e te.
THE DIRTY LTLE SECRET OF GAY MEN AND METH
Meth has long been associated wh gay men.
The lost hibns duced by the dg are such ntradictn to the lifetime of supprsn that most gay men have to adopt, that the appeal is magic. Growg up a largely homophobic society, we n’t help but velop wh feelgs of shame about who we are, and even ternalized homophobia.