Home Secretary Amber Rudd said: “Since becoming Home Secretary I have seen first-hand how drugs can destroy lives.” Proponents of chemsex The government vowed to “pursue a strong law enforcement response and dismantle trafficking networks,” as well as expand the Alcohol and Drugs Education and Prevention Information Service.Īs part of the drive, a new National Recovery Champion will be appointed to make sure adequate housing, employment and mental health services are available to help people turn their lives around. “PHE will support local areas to meet these needs by promoting and publishing guidance on effective practice, including targeted interventions and close collaboration between sexual health services and other relevant services including community groups.”
The Home Office’s Amber Rudd has explained: “Chemsex carries serious physical and mental health risks including the spread of blood borne infections and viruses. The government has also vowed to clamp down on drugs used for chemsex. Mr Amara said: “By examining the subjective, emotional, and relational rationales that underlie slamming, I show how young gay men navigate between caring for their health and their emotional ties with other men.”
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Many who had suffered from a serious break-up said they used drugs as a means to feeling free following the relationship ending. “But romantic relationships can also provide crucial symbolic and material support to place limits on drug use in ways that reduce harm.” “The suffering and loneliness that follow romantic breakups can trigger uncontrolled drug use while feelings of ‘love fusion’ between ‘slammers’ can encourage further risk-taking,” lead researcher Romain Amaro explained.
PinkNews has written before on reports which suggest some gay men are turning to chemsex due to loneliness, as misguided attempts to find deep bonds and compassion with other men.Ī French study published in the Contemporary Drug Problems Journal recently found that many men who attend chemsex parties were either craving a sense of being loved, or actively searching for it without success. The use of drugs can lead to men staying in sexual environments for days on end, and able to continue having sex for long durations of time. The individuals who attend these parties take drugs specifically to have enhance the enjoyment of sex, rather than traditional drug use that may later lead to sex.