9 May 2016 BBC News Article Link A barrister whose teenage boyfriend died from a lethal cocktail of "chemsex" party drugs has been sentenced for drug possession. Henry Hendron bought £1,000 worth of mephedrone and GBL from BBC producer Alex Parkin for parties at his City of London apartment, the court heard. On 20 January, the 35-year-old lawyer woke to find his … [Read more...]
The Chemsex Workshop – Weds 14 October 2015
Workshop for Drug Workers, Sexual Health, HIV professionals, Counsellors, Therapists working with gay men Chaired by Bernard Kelly, Dr Mark Pakianathan & Dr Jo Brown Cost £120 Following the successful #SEXualCHEMistry summit last year, Wandsworth Integrated Sexual Health, Antidote – London Friend and the Centre for Clinical Education, St George's University of … [Read more...]
Melbourne Declaration: AIDS 2014
We gather in Melbourne, the traditional meeting place of the Wurundjeri, Boonerwrung, Taungurong, Djajawurrung and the Wathaurung people, the original and enduring custodians of the lands that make up the Kulin Nation, to assess progress on the global HIV response and its future direction, at the 20th International AIDS Conference, AIDS 2014. We, the signatories and endorsers … [Read more...]
Sex, Drugs and MSM – a one day educational event coordinaed by the BASHH MSM special interest group – 1st November 2013
Date 1st November 2013 Program includes HIV and STIs amongst MSM Social and sexual networks and their role in sexual health Drug-use in MSM and its influence upon risk behaviors Hepatitis C epidemiology, surveillance, prevention, screening, management and treatment HIV prevention – community and healthcare initiatives All community and healthcare workers … [Read more...]
‘Pills powders pleasure and passion – a fab night out or a bad morning in waiting?’
Dr Adam R Winstock MBBS, BSc, MSc, MD MRCP MRCPsych FAChAM Adam is a Consultant Addiction Psychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London. He has spent over a decade researching new trends, focusing on their patterns of use, effect profiles and predictors of harm. He has also monitored … [Read more...]