The role of drugs during group sex among gay men in Australia

Sexual Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 310-317

  Prestage, Garrett ^a,b   Grierson, Jeffrey ^b   Bradley, Jack ^a   Hurley, Michael ^b   Hudson, Jeff ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Australian Research Centre in Sex Health and Society   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug use; MSM.; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; AMYL NITRITE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHAMPHETAMINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG USE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERVIEW; LIBIDO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PENIS ERECTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; UNSAFE SEX;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; GROUP STRUCTURE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STREET DRUGS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70450220972     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH09014     Document Type: Article

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