In recent years, the popularity of a dangerous sexual practice known as chemsex has increased, especially in large urban centres, which date back to 2012 in the UK, but has gradually spread to European countries and the world.
After all, what is chemsex? The term comes from the expression chemical sex or chemical sex, which means the combination of two elements at the same time: the drug and sex. A dangerous couple who go beyond certain limits and has created a new type of addict.
- As we have already seen at the beginning of the article.
- This new way of living sex is accompanied by drug use.
- The main goal is to achieve greater sexual pleasure.
- To do this.
- People who practice it use narcotics.
Ecstasy, adverse effects of a substance, disinhibition or loss of control promote an increase in libido, in this way sexual act can be prolonged or even lead to new sexual practices that otherwise people would not practice. Think.
In this case, the drugs are used in a sexual context, changing the meaning of their use, the use is not recreational, that is, to feel only the pleasant effects of this type of substance.
The essence of chemsex is that it has a very specific use for women. For what? Because it is not the same to be under the influence of a narcotic and decide to have a sexual relationship due to the ecstasy of the experience than to use the drug as a specific way of feeling eroticism and arousal, and of maintaining and prolonging sexual practice.
The drugs most used in this sexual practice are mephedrone, methamphetamine and GHB; however, these substances can be combined with each other or with different substances, such as poppers (a drug created to reduce chest pain in heart patients), alcohol, and cocaine. .
On the other hand, meetings to make these crazy marathons (sometimes last whole days, from Friday to Sunday) are marked by social networks, new applications and the current use of the Internet promote and value such meetings. The most popular app is Grindr.
Chemsex is often practiced by gay men and generally describes themselves as men who have sex with men, although less often they may also have heterosexual relationships.
Based on the data in a report? Positive support on this practice, 39% of participants had technical studies or university degrees, 83. 5% worked and 96% were homosexual.
Given the way it works, it is not difficult to imagine that one of its most dangerous effects, among others that we will see below, is the risk of becoming addicted to the drugs consumed, so the person would move from regular use with a particular meaning. abuse of these substances.
In addition to the risk of addiction, there is a high likelihood of contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The disinhibition and insanity of this practice inhibit the use of contraception. In addition, it is common to have multiple sexual partners in one night. .
Chemsex has caused the recurrence of several STDs, such as hepatitis B and C. This type of disease was very characteristic in the 1980s, coinciding with the expansion of heroin, as sharing syringes was a factor that greatly facilitated its transmission. Currently, new cases have been reported of such diseases, derived from this new sexual practice, also using the needle shared with other people.
Chemsex causes not only physical damage, but also psychological damage. Mild symptoms of anxiety and depression, as well as psychotic seizures, visual and auditory hallucinations, and acute and chronic behavioral changes are the most common incidences.
Sexual relations between same-sex couples must be considered to have been and continue to be, albeit to a lesser extent, stigmatized by society; a sense of latent homophobia persists in society that limits the naturalness of the act, sometimes seen as forbidden.
One of the main reasons chemsex is practiced is to gain more confidence during sex and to alleviate the negative feelings they have about their own sexual orientation, although it is also used to have a more pleasurable sexual relationship, it can offer greater physical resistance to perform certain practices that, in other circumstances, would be more painful.
As we see, chemsex has more drawbacks than benefits, so work to avoid this practice should focus not only on the population at risk, but also on society at large.