What is slam gay sex
Cathinone Use Disorder in the Context of Slam Practice: Unused Pharmacological and Clinical Challenges
Introduction
Slam has emerged as a brand-new phenomenon in Western Europe (1, 2) among men who have sex with men (MSM) since 2008 and has also emerged in Southeast Asia (3–5), North America (6, 7), and Australia (8, 9), where it is called “party and play” or “intensive sex partying”. According to the French Tracking Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT), slam is a form of chemsex defined by (i) the utilize of psychostimulants (ii) through the intravenous route of administration (iii) in a sexual context (10). For several years, there has been emerging evidence focusing on high-risk sexual practices and infectious harms (11–15) but not on the substances used in this specific context. In Europe, and more particularly in France, this perform is associated with the use of specific psychostimulant substances in the manufactured cathinone family. Lab-made cathinones are a large group of stimulants chemically connected to cathinone, a phenethylamine that is the most potent amphetamine-like compound naturally present in the khat plant (Catha edulis,
What draws gay men to slamming: the rush, pleasure or kinship?
Gay and bisexual men living in the Netherlands reported intense rush, less sexual inhibition, pleasure and kinship among the perceived benefits of slamming in a master thesis titled ‘Meth, Sex, Health and Pleasure’ from Utrecht University.
Slamming is the intravenous injection of crystal methamphetamine (also known as crystal meth, tina and ice). Similar to chemsex involving different substances (including GHB/GBL, mephedrone, MDMA and, to a lesser extent, cocaine and ketamine), slamming can take place before or during sexual outing to facilitate, prolong or enhance the sexual experience.
In the 2017 The European MSM Internet Survey (EMIS), 15% of gay, double attraction and other men who have sex with men from 50 European countries reported ever having chemsex and over 10% had done so in the past 12 months. Obeying these findings and increased concern around chemsex in the region, the EU’s Drug Strategy 2021-2025 included LGBTI+ people for the first time. It emphasises the importance of noticing the diversity of people who uses drugs but it only refers to the LGBTI+ community once in general and still does not ad
What draws gay men to slamming: the rush, pleasure or kinship?
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January 13, 2023
Gay and bisexual men living in the Netherlands reported intense rush, less sexual inhibition, pleasure and kinship among the perceived benefits of slamming in a master thesis titled ‘Meth, Sex, Health and Pleasure’ from Utrecht University.
Slamming is the intravenous injection of crystal methamphetamine (also known as crystal meth, tina and ice). Similar to chemsex involving other substances (including GHB/GBL, mephedrone, MDMA and, to a lesser extent, cocaine and ketamine), slamming can accept place before or during sexual activity to facilitate, prolong or enhance the sexual experience.
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Men attending group sex 'slam parties' don’t all exploit or inject drugs
There has been considerable publicity in the gay, scientific and general media recently about so-called ‘slamming’ or ‘slam parties’, defined as group sex parties where gay men take drugs such as methamphetamine or mephedrone, often by injection, in order to facilitate prolonged sexual activity. Needless to say, these reports have created considerable alarm about the possibility of a new gay subculture that may amplify the spread of HIV and hepatitis C, and anecdotally, the large majority of gay men attending back services for drug users in London now describe injecting.
In response to affect about a similar scene developing in France, Net Gai Baromètre (NGB), a biennial internet survey of gay men in France, French territories and Quebec, asked users if they attended ‘slam parties’ in their last survey to gauge how common this activity actually was.
It asked the questions in both the section of the survey enquiring about sexual risk taking and in the section about drug use to ensure all relevant responses were captured. However, nowhere did the NGB define what a ‘slam party’ actually was: it w
Injecting drugs
Sometimes people inject crystal meth and mephedrone. With this there is an increased risk of infections and viruses like HIV and HEP A&B. To minimise your uncertainty never share needles.
Set Group Rules
Agree in advance, and while sober, what sex you want to have – and don’t want to have. Make sure everyone is in agreement about what is going to happen and respect others boundaries.
Safer Sex?
Be upfront about the type of sex you want to have – including if you crave to use condoms. – and deliver safer sex materials with you. Not using condoms can put you at risk of STIs, and people on certain drugs may have rougher sex increasing the exposure of bleeding and infection.
PrEP
PrEP is a drug which, when taken correctly, prevents you from contracting HIV. If you are going to have unproteced sex with muliple partners and under the influence of drugs – PrEP could be beneficial in limiting your exposure of HIV infection.
Other substances?
You should elude mixing drugs, with alcohol and any other drugs and never mix poppers with erectile drugs like Viagra – please check out our information on dosing for more advice o