Chemsex Risks

Chemsex

Chemsex Risks

There are number of risk associated with chemsex – and these can include;

  • Increased sexual disinhibition – extreme behaviour and more risk taking than you otherwise would, resulting in increased STI risk and infection
  • Extended sex for many days/hours – sometimes multiple partners, multiple times over several days which can result in physical trauma
  • Drug interactions that can be serious and difficult to predict, overdose (which can be fatal), paranoia, psychosis and black-outs
  • Not being able to consent to sex while under the influence of chems
  • Injection related infections – including increased risk of Hepatitis C infections
  • Serious short and long term impact including chronic depression, anxiety, weight loss, paranoia and psychosis
  • Loss of lifestyle stability
  • Reliance of chems during sex and reduced ability to engage in ‘sober’ sex