ArticleDialogues in clinical neuroscience2021
Chemical sex (chemsex) in a population of French university students.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Systematic Review on Chemsex: Advocating for Inclusive Research and Primary Prevention.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2025Pooled it
- Web-Based Harm Reduction Intervention for Chemsex in Men Who Have Sex With Men: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Trial
- Sex, drugs, and arousal-two randomized trials on the effects of ketamine on sexual arousal and calcarine gyrus activity.Therapeutic advances in psychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Psychoactive Substance Use and Its Association with Mental Health Symptomatology Among Latvian Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of chemsex and associated factors among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Nepal: findings from an online national survey.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Sexualized Substance Use and Chemsex in the General Population and Among Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional Studies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- HIV knowledge, sexual attitudes, and PrEP-Eligible behaviors among college students in Southwest China: a cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Harm Reduction Interventions in Chemsex: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Descriptive study on substance uses and risk of sexually transmitted infections in the practice of Chemsex in Spain.Frontiers in public health · 2024Observational
- Identification, synthesis and quantification of eutylone consumption markers in a chemsex context.Archives of toxicology · 2024Article
- An overview of the use of psychoactive substances among students at the University of Lille during the COVID-19 health crisis: Results of the PETRA study.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2023Article
- Relationships Between Impulsivity, Methamphetamine use Disorder and Gambling Disorder.Journal of gambling studies · 2023Article
- Prevalence, characteristics, and associated risk factors of drug consumption and chemsex use among individuals attending an STI clinic (EpITs STUDY).Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry guidelines on the assessment and pharmacological treatment of compulsive sexual behaviour disorder.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2022Article
- Translational chasm and dialogues in clinical neuroscience.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2021Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Chemsex is defined by the use of psychoactive substances to facilitate or improve sexual relations. Our objectives were to assess the prevalence of the practice of 'chemsex' in a population of French university students and to identify socio-demographic and clinical factors associated with this practice. Material and methods: We have used an anonymous online questionnaire comprising 15 questions on socio-demographic characteristics, chemsex use, sexual satisfaction, the type of substances used in this sexual context and their route of administration. Results: A total of 680 people were included in our study. Among them, 22.5% reported chemsex behaviour in the past year. Using a multivariate analysis, factors associated with chemsex were dating application use ( Conclusion: This is the first study reporting a high prevalence of chemsex in a university student population. Further larger studies should be conducted to confirm these results showing a high prevalence of this at-risk behaviour.
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