Chemfriendly

Someone's problems during treatment were narrowed down solely to substance use, with the sexual dimension of their issues being completely ignored. 🔍

In addition, no harm reduction strategies were mentioned. ⚠️

Suitable harm reduction strategies could include things like safer drug use, tapering, substitution, and similar approaches. ⚖️

In some slamming communities, helping others inject is described as a delicate balancing act based on trust, where users who know how to inject do not teach this to others who do not know how, precisely to protect them from themselves and from possible addiction. 🫂

This culture of trust forms a foundation of care and belonging. 🤝

For some users, this may be something they miss in their everyday lives. 🏠

❓ What exactly is "slamming"?

🚪 Like a door suddenly being slammed shut, the word "slamming" originates from the sudden sensation that comes when injecting drugs in a sexual context.

💡 In other words, slamming is a form of chemsex that specifically involves the injection of drugs in order to produce fast-acting effects, and the term originated among MSM in the chemsex community.

🌐 We recently upgraded our website!

🆕 It now contains a brand new section called "S*x & Rus". Here you can find more extensive information about sexualized drug use; and we have tailored the information towards the users, in addition to another section that contains information more suitable for professionals and people working in the field of sexual health.

👩🏼‍⚕️ We know that even health care professionals sometimes are not up to date on terms and slang, especially when dealing with q***r pasients.

📄 Recently we published an article by Viktor Hjallar which explores the health risks and perspectives of slamming, a growing phenomenon among MSM.