Social capital and chemsex initiation in young gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men: the pink carpet Y cohort study.

Rayner Kay Jin TanCaitlin Alsandria O'HaraWee Ling KohDaniel LeAvin TanAdrian TylerCalvin TanChronos KwokSumita BanerjeeMee Lian Wong

Published in: Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy (2021)

Varying measures of social capital such as an earlier age of exposure to sexual networks may predispose YMSM to greater opportunities for sexualized substance use. Future interventions should target YMSM who become sexually active at an earlier age to reduce the risks associated with sexualized substance use.

Keyphrases

men who have sex with men
hiv testing
hiv positive
mental health
healthcare
physical activity
middle aged
antiretroviral therapy