Chems4EU: chemsex use and its impacts across four European countries in HIV-positive men who have sex with men attending HIV services.
Gary George WhitlockKonstantinos ProtopapasJose I BernardinoArkaitz ImazAdrian CurranChristof StingoneSivapatham ShivasankarSarah EdwardsSophie HerbertKonstantinos ThomasRafael MicanPaula PrietoJorge Nestor GarciaMassimo AndreoniSamantha HillHajra OkhaiDavid StuartAdam BourneKatie ConwayPublished in: HIV medicine (2021)
A quarter of participants self-reported chemsex in the past 12 months. There were high rates of harms from chemsex across all countries, including negative impacts on work, friends/family and relationships. Although a minority of those engaging in chemsex accessed support, most found this useful.