Methamphetamine use is heightening risks among gay youth. 'Club drugs' dull safe-sex sensibilities.
HIV clinicians and prevention programs largely have been overlooking a potent link between HIV infection and a recent epidemic of methamphetamine use across the nation. Commonly called 'club drugs,' these stimulants have become a ubiquitous part of gay nightclub and party circuit settings, leading men to engage in 'barebacking' and other risky sexual behaviors.
D000293:Adolescent; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
D008694:Methamphetamine