Category Archives: Nonmedicinal drugs

Although adolescent sexual minority males (ASMM) are at increased risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the United States (US), studies that estimate sexual risk behaviors that contribute to HIV...

BACKGROUND: Because Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) experience high rates of both HIV and incarceration relative to other groups, the various stages of criminal justice involvement may...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Approximately 77% of HIV-infected adults report lifetime marijuana use. Given the high rates and social acceptability of marijuana use among HIV-infected individuals, it is important to gain...

Indigenous leaders remain concerned that systemic oppression and culturally unsafe care impede Indigenous peoples living with HIV from accessing health services that make up the HIV cascade of care. We...

BACKGROUND: The Philippines is experiencing one of the fastest growing epidemics globally. Evidence-based public health policies are needed. To describe the public health literature on HIV risk groups and prevention...

BACKGROUND: ‘Chemsex’ is the use of drugs before or during planned sexual events to facilitate, enhance, prolong and sustain the experience. Drugs associated with chemsex are methamphetamine, GHB/GBL, mephedrone, cocaine...

Key take-home messages Some studies have found a relationship between sexual minority status and substance use among Asian youth and adults. However, other studies have found evidence of resilience among...

Key take-home messages Men who have sex with men and other sexual minorities may experience mental health problems that are rooted in sexual minority stress. Multiple mental health problems can...

Key take-home messages None identified.

Key take-home messages Men who have sex with men are two to four times more likely than men in the general population to have experienced childhood sexual abuse. Men who...

Key take-home messages HIV-positive individuals are already at increased risk for experiencing stressful and traumatic events, including AIDS-related losses and grief, which increase their risk of substance use and abuse....

Key take-home messages Men who have sex with men who have been victimized report high rates of unprotected anal sex and other HIV risk behaviours. Sexual minority adults who have...