...-29 years) who use illicit drugs and prescription pharmaceuticals for non-medical purposes were recruited through snowball sampling. Qualitative interviews were conducted, and the data were analysed thematically. Findings The use of drug “concoctions” and cocktails was widespread among...

... the interviews we also learned that bodily pleasures were not the only pleasure that can be derived from sexualized drug use. Rather, participants associated at least three additional dimensions of pleasure with their chemsex experiences. Part of what makes chemsex pleasurable is that it can facilitate...

...Madeline Naegle With expanded technologic and communication resources there is growing awareness worldwide of the public health problems caused by alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use, misuse, abuse and addiction. Trends vary by culture and region but use of tobacco and alcohol is almost universal...