Tag Archives: chemsex

Wednesday, May 24th, 2023

Does Sexual Shame Drive Paired Substance/Sex Behaviors?

Dr. David Fawcett No shame is more powerful than sexual shame. Often, sexual shame is linked to unresolved early-life sexual trauma. People who experience sexual abuse, neglect, violence, verbal...
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Wednesday, April 19th, 2023

What Is Chemsex?

Dr. David Fawcett Chemsex is the paired use of drugs, particularly methamphetamine, with sexual behavior. The term chemsex was coined in the UK to refer to gay men who...
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Monday, October 17th, 2022

Sexualized Drug Use Can Hijack Sexual Desire, Part 2 of 2

Dr. David Fawcett In a previous post, we discussed the fact that people who pair drug use with sexual behavior typically discover, usually in relatively short order, that the...
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Monday, October 3rd, 2022

Sexualized Drug Use Can Hijack Sexual Desire, Part 1 of 2

Dr. David Fawcett People who pair drug use with sexual behavior typically discover, usually in relatively short order, that the super-stimulating effects of this combination can hijack their sexual...
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Monday, July 27th, 2020

The Search for Intensity: Drugs, Sex, Pairing Drugs and Sex

Drugs (especially amphetamines) and sex are sometimes referred to as super-stimulants because they create a heightened sense of intensity through large bursts of dopamine, adrenaline, and related neurochemicals. Because...
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Monday, September 30th, 2019

Meth, Sex, and the Dynamic of Power

Very recently, Los Angeles based policial activist and donor Ed Buck, 65, was charged with administering methamphetamine, maintaining a drug house, and battery causing serious injury after a 37-year-old...
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Tuesday, May 28th, 2019

Gay Men, Video Chat, and Chemsex: a Dangerous Combination

The term ‘video chat’ sounds relatively innocuous. It’s what kids do on their iPhones, right? And they taught grandma how to do it last Christmas so she can see...
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Monday, February 4th, 2019

Chemsex Addiction

Many sex addicts struggle not just with sexual addiction, but with alcoholism, compulsive gambling, compulsive spending, drug abuse, etc. This is hardly a surprise when we understand that the...
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