Idiomas:
Some drug-taking behaviours are linked to socio-cultural factors and in some large European cities, concerns exist about the spread of stimulant injection among small groups of men who have sex with men. Practices involving the so-called slamming of methamphetamine, cathinones and other substances in the context of ‘chem-sex’ parties have implications for both HIV transmission and sexual health services.
This phenomenon runs contrary to the overall European trend in injecting drug use, which is declining in most populations, and underlines a general need to increase the attention given to the link between drugs and sexual risk-taking behaviour and highlights a need for joined-up responses in this area of growing concern. More...
