Methamphetamine Use in People Living with HIV: Clinical, Neurocognitive, and Blood Biomarker Profiles
Abstract Background: Methamphetamine (MA) use in people living with HIV (PLWH) has been linked to neurocognitive and behavioral dysregulation. We…
chemsex
An online study to understand chemsex in India
Abstract Background: While chemsex has been studied in several parts of the world, it has been an under-studied area in…
Drugs Used in “Chemsex”/Sexualized Drug Behaviour—Overview of the Related Clinical Psychopharmacological Issues
Abstract Background: “Chemsex” involves the intake of a range of drugs (e.g., synthetic cathinones, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid/gamma-butyrolactone (GHB/GBL), ketamine, methamphetamine, “poppers”,…
Toxic-Induced Encephalopathy Following Chemsex in a Young HIV-Positive Male: A Complex Case of Acute Cognitive Impairment with Anterograde Amnesia and Behavioral Alterations
Abstract background: A broadened clinical spectrum of concomitant complications emerges among the escalating incidence of substance use, particularly within the…
Chemsex and its repercussions on the health of men who have sex with men (MSM): a global health perspective
Abstract Objectives: to discuss the repercussions of chemsex on the health of men who have sex with men (MSM), contextualizing…
Sexual behaviors, cannabis, alcohol and monkeypox infection
Abstract The emergence of the monkeypox virus (MPXV) outbreak in 2022 is a worldwide health issue. The rapid increase of…
Tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, and illicit drug use and their association with CD4/CD8 cell count ratio in people with controlled HIV: a cross-sectional study (ANRS CO3 AQUIVIH-NA-QuAliV)
Abstract Background: To evaluate drug use (alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and other drugs) and its association with mean CD4/CD8 T cell…