“There will be information gathered from the Men’s Internet Sex Survey, which had about 3,500 Irish respondents and questions relating to the sexualised use of drugs,” he tells us.
“Moralising and finger-pointing don’t work, harm reduction does,” stresses Adam Shanley from the Gay Switchboard Ireland who’s giving a chemsex presentation on June 10 in Dublin Castle as part of the Gay Sex Forum. Engaging in chemsex can result in significant and chronic health problems for some people minimising the risks is essential and will save lives and taxpayers money.” The Director of the Ana Liffey Drug Project, Tony Duffin, notes: “The risks people may take, knowingly or unknowingly, at chemsex parties is of concern to us. Sometimes condoms are used, sometimes they’re not.” They’re taking crystal and GHB to get horny and then using cannabis or benzos to come down. You have five or six guys going to someone’s house late on Saturday night and non-stop fucking on drugs until Sunday evening. “People don’t come up to you in pubs and clubs and say, ‘Do you want to come home and have mad chemsex with me.’ Most of the hookups take place through Apps like Grindr and GROWLr. “A year ago I’d never been offered crystal, now it’s everywhere,” proffers 27-year-old Ciaran. In the new Hot Press, we have a special report on drugs like GHB and crystal meth, which are fueling the 30-40 gay chemsex parties that are taking place every week in private Dublin homes.
