What is PrEP? Tops, Bottoms, and PrEP: What You Need to Know about HIV Prevention It is crucial for everyone to take necessary precautions to protect themselves from HIV transmission. While certain individuals may have a higher risk based on lifestyle choices or other practices, it is important to dispel the misconception that the risk of HIV transmission is solely determined …
TINA / CRYSTAL METHAMPHETAMINE
Crystal meth is a potent and highly addictive stimulant known as an amphetamine. It can be consumed through various methods such as snorting, smoking, injecting (also known as slamming), or administering it through the anus (referred to as booty bumping). In the context of chemsex, tina is another term used to describe crystal meth. When ingested, crystal meth triggers the …
“Chemsex First Aid”
One of the best resources we have, to keep ourselves and our friends safe in chemsex environments, is each other. Being skilled-up with harm reduction information and some First Aid skills – while remembering how vulnerable we can all be under the influence of chems – can improve our chances of avoiding accidents, overdoses and deaths. It can help keep …
Seroconversion: Know About it and Get Tested Regularly
Dirtyboyz Gets the Lowdown from the Guys at Burrell Street Clinic in London The weekends are our busiest time in the Burrell Street clinic for PEP. Patients’ experiences are always remarkably similar. Often it’s too much drink or a drug-fuelled party, that led to sex that seemed out of character and some unexpected decision-making. In the light of day, these …
Home Sweet Home. Where Will You Test?
Yosef Azad asks the questions In recent years a lot has changed in HIV testing. You no longer have to go to a sexual health clinic to get a test. You can also get tested in the community and by some GPs. You also no longer have to wait days for a result, in a couple of minutes you can …