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CSBD was measured with the Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder Scale-7 (CSBD-7), which uses a psychometrically validated cut\u2013off for identifying individuals who are at high risk of experiencing CSBD.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Chemsex participation (15.2%) and falling above the CSBD-7 cut\u2013off (34.3%) were prevalent, with 9.3% of participants endorsing both. Chemsex, compared to alcohol and marijuana use during sex, was more strongly associated with sexual and mental health outcomes. Individuals reporting chemsex and\/or falling above the CSBD-7 cut\u2013off, experienced greater depression and anxiety compared to those without these concerns. However, only individuals reporting the co\u2013occurrence of chemsex and CSBD endorsed greater sexual health concerns, such as condomless anal sex and HIV infection. Participants only endorsing chemsex were not included in the analyses due to low frequency.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study suggests that chemsex and CSBD co\u2013occur and are connected to negative health outcomes, such as depression and condomless anal sex. Notably, differences in sexual health concerns (i.e., condomless anal sex, HIV infection, and the use of poppers and erectile dysfunction medications during sex) were only identified when participants endorsing chemsex were included in analyses, suggesting that CSBD's connection to sexual risk may arise from a subset of individuals struggling with chemsex. Lastly, chemsex, popper use, and erectile dysfunction medication use during sex appear more strongly connected to CSBD than marijuana or alcohol use during sex. Future research is needed using larger samples, longitudinal approaches, and more refined measures of chemsex.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/jsxmed\/qdaf021","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,20]],"date-time":"2025-02-20T04:55:46Z","timestamp":1740027346000},"page":"658-662","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Chemsex and compulsive sexual behavior among sexual minority men"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1261-140X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Todd L","family":"Jennings","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas , Las Vegas, NV 89154 ,","place":["United States"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6076-5668","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Neil","family":"Gleason","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of 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