Substance Use & Addictions
Overall health and well-being, including sexual health, is affected by all the parts of a person’s life, including their use of substances. Substance use can also have a significant impact on the quality of relationships, and the context of decisions regarding sexuality. These resources discuss the complexity of the interaction of substances and sexuality, including how addictions can affect sexual health.
| TITLE | TYPE | TOPIC | YEAR | SOURCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discussing Sexual Health, Substance Use and STBBIs | Discussion guides | STBBIs and substance use | 2017 | Canadian Public Health Association |
| How Stigma Against Queer Men's Bodies Puts Us at Risk for Addiction, Violence, and Other Dangers | First-person pieces | Substance use and queer men | 2016 | Joel Alcaraz (Everyday Feminism) |
| The chemsex response is reshaping sexual health services and reinventing harm reduction | Articles | Substance use and sexual health, queer men | 2018 | Roger Pebody (NAM) |