Gay meth slam
What draws gay men to slamming: the rush, pleasure or kinship?
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January 13,
Gay and bisexual men living in the Netherlands reported intense rush, less sexual inhibition, pleasure and kinship among the perceived benefits of slamming in a master thesis titled ‘Meth, Sex, Health and Pleasure’ from Utrecht University.
Slamming is the intravenous injection of crystal methamphetamine (also known as crystal meth, tina and ice). Similar to chemsex involving diverse substances (including GHB/GBL, mephedrone, MDMA and, to a lesser extent, cocaine and ketamine), slamming can get place before or during sexual activity to facilitate, prolong or enhance the sexual experience.
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What draws gay men to slamming: the rush, pleasure or kinship?
Gay and bisexual men living in the Netherlands reported intense rush, less sexual inhibition, pleasure and kinship among the perceived benefits of slamming in a master thesis titled ‘Meth, Sex, Health and Pleasure’ from Utrecht University.
Slamming is the intravenous injection of crystal methamphetamine (also known as crystal meth, tina and ice). Similar to chemsex involving different substances (including GHB/GBL, mephedrone, MDMA and, to a lesser extent, cocaine and ketamine), slamming can take place before or during sexual activity to facilitate, prolong or enhance the sexual experience.
In the The European MSM Internet Survey (EMIS), 15% of gay, bisexual and other men who hold sex with men from 50 European countries reported ever having chemsex and over 10% had done so in the past 12 months. Following these findings and increased concern around chemsex in the region, the EU’s Drug Strategy included LGBTI+ people for the first second. It emphasises the importance of recognizing the diversity of people who uses d
Slamsex in The Netherlands among men who have sex with men (MSM): verb patterns, motives, and adverse effects
RESEARCH ARTICLE(Open Access)
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A Mainline, PO Box , HH Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
B Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, PO Box , DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
C Amsterdam Neuroscience, Research Program Compulsivity, Impulsivity and Attention, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
D Interdisciplinary Social Science, Social Policy and Public Health, University of Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 8, CS Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Sexual Health 19(6)
Submitted: 3 May Accepted: 6 September Published: 26 September
© The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonComme
Chemsex and slamming “suffused with romantic, emotional and communal attachments”
While gay men’s use of drugs in sexual contexts is often portrayed as deviant, extreme and unconnected with the sentimental norms of balanced relationships, ethnographic research in France suggests that many young gay men’s practices of drug use are entangled with the hunt for love and a willingness to build adj bonds with other men.
“The suffering and loneliness that follow romantic breakups can trigger uncontrolled drug utilize while feelings of ‘love fusion’ between ‘slammers’ can encourage further risk-taking,” writes Romain Amaro in the current issue of Contemporary Drug Problems. “But quixotic relationships can also provide crucial symbolic and material support to place limits on drug use in ways that reduce harm.”
The study is based on ethnographic immersion on two gay dating sites and 25 in-depth interviews with gay men who verb drugs in Paris and Lyon. The interviews focused on the social contexts of drug use and the major events in the men’s lives that triggered their use of drugs.