Drug-induced psychosis and intravenous drug use in chemsex context

Autor: J. Curto Ramos, A. Rodríguez Laguna, P. Barrio, L. Ibarguchi, A. García, I. Azqueta, H. Dolengevich Segal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: European Psychiatry, Vol 67, Pp S413-S413 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0924-9338
1778-3585
DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2024.852
Popis: Introduction Several studies have called atention to the mental health disorders associated with chemsex -the intentional use of drugs before or during sexual intercourse GBMSM (gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men) population-. Sexualized intravenous drug use is also known as slam or slamsex. There are few studies that analyze the mental health differences between intravenous drug users compared to non-intravenous drug users in chemsex context. Objectives We aim to analyze the relationship between the practice of slamsex and the development of drug-induced psychosis. Methods A cross-sectional descriptive analysis of a sample of users attended by the non-governmental organization Apoyo Positivo in the program “Sex, Drugs and You” between 2016-2019 was performed. Results We included 217 participants. Drug-induced psychosis was found in 80 participants. Drug-induced psychosis was significantly higher in the intravenous drug use group compared to the non-intravenous drug use group (p
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