PMID- 35681972
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220613
LR  - 20220716
IS  - 1660-4601 (Electronic)
IS  - 1661-7827 (Print)
IS  - 1660-4601 (Linking)
VI  - 19
IP  - 11
DP  - 2022 May 24
TI  - Risky Sexual Practices, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Motivations, and Mental 
      Health among Heterosexual Women and Men Who Practice Sexualized Drug Use in 
      Spain.
LID - 10.3390/ijerph19116387 [doi]
LID - 6387
AB  - Sexualized drug use (SDU) has been poorly studied among heterosexuals. The 
      purpose of the present study was to analyze the prevalence of and gender 
      differences in types of substances, risky sexual practices, sexually transmitted 
      infections (STIs), motivations, and psychological adjustment among heterosexual 
      women and men who engage in SDU. The study sample consisted of 1181 heterosexuals 
      (795 women) between 18 and 78 years old (mean age = 24.4, SD = 7.4). 
      Approximately 12% of the participants had engaged in SDU. No differences were 
      found in the prevalence of SDU between men and women. Alcohol, cannabis, and 
      3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA) were the substances most frequently 
      used for sexual purposes. Men were significantly more likely to use MDMA, 
      ecstasy, cocaine, and erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs, and they tended to have 
      more sexual partners than women. Likewise, SDU was related to have more sexual 
      partners, penetrative sex without a condom, practice a fetish, be diagnosed with 
      syphilis, chlamydia, and others STIs, and present more depression symptoms (but 
      not with more anxiety). In conclusion, SDU was associated with poorer physical 
      and mental health. It is, therefore, necessary to design programs aimed at 
      reducing the incidence of the consequences of SDU on the physical and mental 
      health of both men and women. Moreover, programs that seek to understand why 
      these individuals engage in SDU should be undertaken.
FAU - Incera-Fernandez, Daniel
AU  - Incera-Fernandez D
AD  - Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, Autonomous 
      University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
FAU - Roman, Francisco J
AU  - Roman FJ
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2342-9531
AD  - Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, Autonomous 
      University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
FAU - Gamez-Guadix, Manuel
AU  - Gamez-Guadix M
AD  - Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, Autonomous 
      University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20220524
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Int J Environ Res Public Health
JT  - International journal of environmental research and public health
JID - 101238455
RN  - KE1SEN21RM (N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Female
MH  - *HIV Infections/epidemiology
MH  - Heterosexuality
MH  - Homosexuality, Male
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Mental Health
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Motivation
MH  - *N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine
MH  - Sexual Behavior
MH  - Sexual Partners
MH  - *Sexually Transmitted Diseases/epidemiology
MH  - Spain/epidemiology
MH  - *Substance-Related Disorders/epidemiology
MH  - Young Adult
PMC - PMC9180103
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - chemsex
OT  - heterosexual
OT  - mental health
OT  - public health
OT  - sexual behavior
OT  - sexualized drug use
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the 
      design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in 
      the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.
EDAT- 2022/06/11 06:00
MHDA- 2022/06/14 06:00
PMCR- 2022/05/24
CRDT- 2022/06/10 01:10
PHST- 2022/03/22 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/05/18 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/05/21 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/06/10 01:10 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/06/11 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/06/14 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/05/24 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ijerph19116387 [pii]
AID - ijerph-19-06387 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ijerph19116387 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 24;19(11):6387. doi: 
      10.3390/ijerph19116387.