increased sexual health risks due to the absence of condoms. drug interactions (including with alcohol and HIV antiretroviral medications). comedowns (the after-effects of taking drugs – such as low mood and depression). The use of drugs like methamphetamine can result in unwanted side effects such as agitation, anxiety, paranoia, aggression, and in some cases psychosis. Harms associated with mixing drugs and sex Mixing drugs and sex can be potentially harmful. Other drugs such as ketamine and cocaine may also be used, but aren’t as common. 3ĭrugs like crystal methamphetamine may be smoked or injected (also known as slamming, blasting or whacking) before or during sex sessions. Erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra and Sildenafil. Crystal methamphetamine (commonly called ‘ice’ or ‘Tina’). 4 Commonly used drugsĪs well as alcohol, illicit drugs often used during sex are: While people mix drugs and sex for pleasurable reasons, there are concerns about negative health outcomes (such as sexually transmitted infections) and impacts on mental health. Mixing drugs and sex usually happens in private homes, but also occurs at sex-on-premises locations. 1įor some people, sex may last for several hours, can occur over a period of days, and might involve multiple partners. Mixing drugs and sex happens amongst people of all communities and backgrounds, gender identities and expressions, sexualities and dis/abilities.ĭrugs are typically used to increase the physical pleasure of sex and the ability to have sex for longer, as well as to increase confidence or remove or reduce inhibitions. 
Health workers and researchers might also call it ‘sexualised drug use’. While different subcultures might use different terms for it, some of the most common ones are ‘Party and Play’ or ‘PnP’ and ‘Chemsex’.
What is new are some of the drugs being used, the ways that people are meeting sexual partners, and some of the risks associated with mixing drugs and sex. Remember, alcohol is a drug too, and humans have been combining it with sex for a long time! Using drugs to enhance sex is not a new phenomenon.
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