Sex, drugs and techno – a qualitative study on finding the balance between risk, safety and pleasure among men who have sex with men engaging in recreational and sexualised drug use

Abstract Background Recreational and sexual drug use among men who have sex with men may result in increased risk of poor health. The aim of this study was to better understand drug use and harm reduction techniques among Swedish men who have sex with men traveling to Berlin in order to improve the...

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Published in:	BMC Public Health
Main Authors:	Nicklas Dennermalm, Julia Scarlett, Sarah Thomsen, Kristina Ingemarsdotter Persson, Helle Mølsted Alvesson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2021-05-01
Subjects:	Men who have sex with men (MSM) Chemsex Recreational drug use Harm reduction HIV prevention
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10906-6

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