Health & NHS How to recognize and manage craving during chemsex
Learn what craving feels like in the context of chemsex, why it happens, and concrete methods to reduce its power
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Health & NHS How craving works in chemsex and practical ways to cope
Learn why the craving in chemsex is powerful, temporary and manageable with structured tools and professional support
Health & NHS Talking chemsex: how to rethink social, festive and sexual life
Join a pragmatic evening organised by Têtu as part of Avril Utile to discuss the impact of chemsex, prevention strategies and how…
Health & NHS Chemsex support and harm reduction resources for people seeking help
A concise guide to trusted online information, remote listening services and local clinical and community support for people affected by chemsex
Health & NHS How fertility access remains unequal for LGBTQIA+ people and what can change
A frontline perspective on the emotional and practical hurdles LGBTQIA+ people face when seeking fertility treatment and the actions needed to level…
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How to monitor chemsex use and spot problematic patterns
Discover simple tracking strategies and warning signs to keep chemsex use safer and under control
Health & NHS How tracking chemsex use can prevent harm and save lives
Community organizations have launched a month of action to promote simple habits and systemic change around chemsex, highlighting toolkits, deaths recorded and…
Health & NHS How to monitor chemsex consumption and reduce related risks
Understand how simple calendars, session logs and self-tests can help you manage chemsex use, spot problems early and find support
Health & NHS Wes Streeting signals support for trans youth as NHS gender care is reassessed
Health secretary Wes Streeting outlines why changes to NHS gender services are happening and how young people will be supported during the…
Health & NHS Inside chemsex: a clinician’s account of chemical loves and social harm
A psychiatrist at Saint-Antoine Hospital and teacher at Sorbonne Université draws on clinical practice to examine the phenomenon of chemsex and its…
Health & NHS Chemsex and mental health: risks, roots and how to help
Psychiatrist Jean‑Victor Blanc examines how chemsex reflects broader challenges in gay mental health, explains clinical dangers, and describes paths to support and…
Health & NHS Why chemsex demands focused health responses and community awareness
A psychiatrist working at Saint-Antoine and Sorbonne University presents clinical insights and a call for political and community action on chemsex
Health & NHS A practical april to pause, reflect and reduce harm from chemsex
Join a compassionate, community-driven effort to pause and reassess chemsex practices, learn about harm reduction and explore alternative sources of pleasure
Health & NHS Trans visibility and hidden harm: why service gaps increase risk
On Trans Day of Visibility we can celebrate pride while also confronting how policy, rhetoric and limited care create real risk for…
Health & NHS Poppers today: trends in packaging, composition and consumption
Learn how the poppers scene is adapting through new containers, varied nitrite blends and a growing online market
Health & NHS Menopause and testosterone: understanding the effects for trans and non-binary people
A practical guide to why a lack of periods on testosterone does not always mean menopause, how clinicians assess ovarian function, and…
Health & NHS LGBTQIA+ protesters hold die-in at NHS England over paused HRT for 16 and 17-year-olds
Activists from multiple groups occupied the entrance to NHS England on 25 March to denounce a pause in hormone prescriptions for 16…
Health & NHS When care is delayed: gender-affirming waits and why communal baths still matter
Photographs and histories reveal the human cost of delays and the ongoing importance of informal queer venues
Health & NHS Multidrug-resistant Shigella cases increasing in South Australia among GBMSM
SA Health is urging vigilance among gay and bisexual men who have sex with men after clusters of a multidrug-resistant Shigella strain…
Health & NHS Help shape sexual health services for gay and bisexual men
If you are a man who has sex with men, spend 20 minutes to report on PrEP, testing, chemsex and experiences of…
Health & NHS How chemsex is shaping sexual health services and legal responses
A survey invites men who have sex with men to spend 20 minutes to inform policies on PrEP, condoms, STI testing and…
Health & NHS Chemsex responses and sexual health outreach in Geneva and Poitiers
Take 20 minutes to contribute and learn how new consultations, community care and the Poitiers event on 21 April 2026 seek to…
Health & NHS Men who have sex with men: take the ‘Rapport au Sexe’ survey to inform sexual health services
Take 20 minutes to support a study mapping PrEP, chemsex, discrimination and sexual violence among men who have sex with men
Health & NHS Join the sexual health survey for men who have sex with men and help shape prevention
Contribute anonymously to a national study that documents sexual practices, access to care and drug-related risks among men who have sex with…
Health & NHS Why the NHS paused the PATHWAYS puberty blockers trial and what followed
A contested intervention by a senior clinician prompted a temporary halt to the PATHWAYS study, raising questions about impartiality, patient safety and…