Tag: Drugs and alcohol

Projects

• Chemsex: exploring sex and drugs among gay men in south London (2013-2014)
• Problematic alcohol and drug use among gay and bisexual men (2007-2009)

Final reports

• Executive Summary - The Chemsex study: drug use in sexual settings among gay and bisexual men in LSL
  Sigma Research, March 2014 (ISBN: 978-1-906673-19-2)
• The Chemsex study: drug use in sexual settings among gay men in Lambeth, Southwark & Lewisham
  Sigma Research, March 2014 (ISBN 978-1-906673-18-5)
• Wasted opportunities: problematic alcohol and drug use among gay men and bisexual men
  Sigma Research, 2009 (ISBN 1 872956 97 1)

Journal articles

• Motivations and values associated with combining sex and illicit drugs (‘chemsex’) among gay men in South London: findings from a qualitative study
  Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2017, 93:203-206 (doi:10.1136/sextrans-2016-052695).
• Substance use among men who have sex with men: patterns, motivations, impacts and intervention development need
  Sexually Transmitted Infections, published online first 11 April 2017 (doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2016-052674).
• Social norms related to combining drugs and sex (“chemsex”) among gay men in South London
  International Journal of Drug Policy, 2016; 38: 29–35 (doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.10.007).
• Illicit drug use among gay and bisexual men in 44 cities: Findings from the European MSM Internet Survey (EMIS)
  International Journal of Drug Policy, 2016; 38: 4-12 (doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.09.007).
• Predictors of crystal methamphetamine use in a community-based sample of UK men who have sex with men
  International Journal of Drug Policy, 2016, 36:43–46 (doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.06.010).
• Physical health inequalities among gay and bisexual men in England: a large community-based cross-sectional survey
  Journal of Public Health, 2017, 39(2): 290-296 (doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdw029). Published 13 April 2016.
• Findings from within-subjects comparisons of drug use and sexual risk behaviour in men who have sex with men in England
  International Journal of STDs & AIDS, published online first 24 March 2016 (doi:10.1177/0956462416642125).
• Nested event-level case-control study of drug use and sexual outcomes in multipartner encounters reported by MSM by men who have sex with men
  AIDS and Behavior, 2016; 20(3): 646-654 (doi:10.1007/s10461-015-1127-6).
• An initial typology of contexts of dyadic sexual encounters between men and associations with sexual risk and pleasure: findings from an observational study
  Sexual Health, 2016; 13(3): 221-227 (doi:10.1071/SH15218).
• Drug use moderates associations between location of sex and unprotected anal intercourse in men who have sex with men: nested cross-sectional study of dyadic encounters with new partners
  Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2016; 92:39-43 (doi:10.1136/sextrans-2014-051954).

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Presentations

• Apps, PrEP and chemsex: opposing forces in HIV prevention for men who have sex with men
  (Adam Bourne)
  British Association of Sexual Health & HIV Spring Conference, Oxford, 10th July, 2016
• Understanding drug use and chemsex among men who have sex with men
  (Adam Bourne)
  BASHH Spring Conference, Glasgow, 2 June 2015.
• Are drug use and situational characteristics at last sex associated with sexual outcomes?
  (G.J. Melendez-Torres, Ford Hickson, David Reid, Peter Weatherburn, Chris Bonell)
  HIV Prevention England Conference 2015, London, 19 February 2015.
• Drug use in sexual settings among gay and bisexual men: findings from the South London Chemsex Study
  (Adam Bourne, David Reid, Peter Weatherburn)
  HIV Prevention England Conference 2015, London, 19 February 2015.
• Harm reduction and HIV prevention need among gay men in London using GHB/GBL, crystal methamphetamine and mephedrone during sex
  (Adam Bourne, David Reid ,Sergio Torres Rueda, Ford Hickson, Peter Weatherburn, Paul Steinberg)
  XX International AIDS Conference, Melbourne, Australia, July 20-25 2014 (poster).
• A perfect storm? Modern technological and structural facilitators of drug use during sex among gay men in London
  (Adam Bourne, David Reid, Sergio Torres Rueda, Ford Hickson, Paul Steinberg, Peter Weatherburn)
  XX International AIDS Conference, Melbourne, Australia, July 20-25 2014 (poster).
• Are interactions between substance use and place associated with sexual risk? An analysis of new partner encounters in a sample of MSM in England
  (G.J. Melendez-Torres, Ford Hickson, David Reid, Peter Weatherburn, Chris Bonell)
  XX International AIDS Conference, Melbourne, Australia, July 20-25 2014 (poster).
• Event-level analysis of multipartner sexual encounters: situational characteristics and sexual outcomes reported by MSM in England
  (G.J. Melendez-Torres, Ford Hickson, David Reid, Peter Weatherburn, Chris Bonell)
  XX International AIDS Conference, Melbourne, Australia, July 20-25 2014 (poster).
• Multi-encounter analysis of substance use, situational characteristics, and typologies of sexual outcomes in single-partner sexual encounters reported by MSM in England
  (G.J. Melendez-Torres, Ford Hickson, David Reid, Peter Weatherburn, Chris Bonell)
  XX International AIDS Conference, Melbourne, Australia, July 20-25 2014 (poster).
• A review of drug use prevalence, harm, and targeted intervention provision for MSM
  (Adam Bourne)
  Harm Reduction International Conference, 12 June 2013, Vilnius, Lithuania.

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