Surveillance of sexualised drug use – the challenges and the opportunities

Sexualised drug use (SDU), the use of drugs in a sexual context, has emerged as a marker of high-risk sexual activity and poor sexual health among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, however, there are no robust estimates of the prevalence of SDU. The primary sources of surveillance data on SDU should include both sexual health and drug treatment services. The challenges to achieving comprehensive, timely and valid SDU surveillance include establishing case definitions, selecting appropriate surveillance settings, and normalising the monitoring of SDU at clinical services.

Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - March 27, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Isabelle Giraudon, Axel Jeremias Schmidt, Hamish Mohammed Source Type: research