# chemsex
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This year
2024
chemsex
Detoxing from G is '100 times worse than alcohol withdrawal', expert warns
Chemsex – using drugs like G to enhance and prolong sex – has become more common in Ireland in recent years.
GHB or GBL is used socially and for the purposes of chemsex
The drug is highly addictive and its potency varies widely
Every year dozens of people seek help to detox from G at the Club Drugs Clinic in Dublin
Órla Ryan
15 Jan
41.6k
sexual health
70% increase in gonorrhoea cases due to lack of condom use - and better testing
Over 6,700 cases of gonorrhoea were reported in Ireland last year, up from 3,976 in 2022.
Some 6,748 cases of gonorrhoea were reported up to 23 December 2023, compared with 3,976 cases in 2022
The majority of cases reported in Ireland last year (5,200) were among men
Ireland has one of the highest incidence rates of gonorrhoea in Europe
Órla Ryan
8 Jan
14.5k
All time
GHB
'It sucks the soul out of you, it's worse than heroin': One woman's story of G addiction
1 Mar 2020
132k
chemsex
'If someone goes under, call 999': Addiction expert warns about GHB after more overdoses
25 Jan 2020
27.8k
1
GHB
One-quarter of men who use 'chemsex drugs' don't use them for purposes of sex
15 Nov 2019
38.4k
28
msm
Nine in 10 gay and bisexual men living with HIV are on treatment and cannot transmit the virus
Updated
3 Oct 2019
24.6k
60
FACTCHECK
FactFind: '1ml is euphoric, 2ml and you go under': Number of G overdoses increases by 75%
23 Sep 2019
51.2k
24
chemsex
'Passing out is very, very common': 55% jump in referrals to G detox clinic amid growing sexual assault fears
14 Sep 2019
65.4k
41
chemsex
Messages highlighting dangers of drug use during sex need to target wider audience
2 Apr 2019
23.7k
14
chemsex
Four members of London crime group convicted over supplying drugs linked to chemsex
20 Mar 2019
25.0k
chemsex
'People are replacing it with crystal meth or 2 litres of vodka a day': G detoxification referrals jump by 4,600%
23 Dec 2018
64.0k
37
chemsex
At least 15 chemsex drug overdoses in Irish hospitals as over 100 seek detox treatment
12 Dec 2018
32.1k
23
delivery systems
Chemsex: How dangerous party drugs are sourced and stored in Ireland
4 Dec 2018
37.4k
23