Patterns of injecting and non-injecting drug use by sexual behaviour in people who inject drugs attending services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2013 –2016

Higher levels of drug use have been reported in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities, some of which can be explained by sexualised drug use, including ‘chemsex’; the use of drugs before or during planned sexual activity to sustain, enhance, disinhibit or facilitate sex. We explored injecting and non-injecting drug use by sexual behaviour among people who inject drugs (PWID) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - March 6, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Ellen Heinsbroek, Rachel Glass, Claire Edmundson, Vivian Hope, Monica Desai Source Type: research