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We aimed to characterise sexual risk, wellbeing and health-seeking behaviours among GBMSM and gender-diverse people reporting chemsex-associated drug use.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We analysed data from \u2018Reducing inequalities in Sexual Health\u2019 (RiiSH), an online community survey of 2758 UK-resident men and gender-diverse people having sex with men undertaken in November-December 2024. We compared those reporting chemsex-associated drug use with those who did not, assessing sociodemographic characteristics, well-being, sexual risk behaviours and sexual health service (SHS) engagement.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Overall, 8% (218\/2758) reported chemsex-associated drug use in the last year. A higher proportion of participants reporting chemsex-associated drug use in the last year also reported a composite measure of sexual risk based on self-reported behaviours in the previous 3-4 months (e.g. prior bacterial STI diagnosis, \u22655 male condomless anal sex partners) compared to those who did not (85% vs 61%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). They also more frequently reported attending a SHS in the last year (81% vs 57%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). Those reporting chemsex-associated drug use also more frequently reported a long-term limiting mental health condition (36% vs 24%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001) and poorer personal wellbeing (e.g. reporting low life satisfaction 36% vs 20%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>While a minority of participants in this national, community-based sample reported chemsex-associated drug use, this group had higher sexual risk and poorer indicators of wellbeing. Many participants also attended SHSs, reinforcing the key supporting role of SHSs for referral pathways to harm reduction support for those experiencing problematic drug use.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/09564624261448075","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,29]],"date-time":"2026-04-29T00:12:46Z","timestamp":1777421566000},"page":"884-891","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Chemsex-associated drug use amongst men and gender-diverse people having sex with men in the UK: Findings from an online community survey, 2024"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"37","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-9292-1379","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"George","family":"Baldry","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"UK Health Security Agency"},{"name":"Institute for Global Health"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-4820-4493","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Giulia","family":"Habib Meriggi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dolores","family":"Mullen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Helen","family":"Corkin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amelia","family":"Andrews","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Catherine M","family":"Lowndes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"David","family":"Reid","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Global Health"},{"name":"The National Institute for Health and Care Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections At University College London in Partnership with the UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Catherine H","family":"Mercer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Global Health"},{"name":"The National Institute for Health and Care Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections At University College London in Partnership with the UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3020-9916","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"John","family":"Saunders","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UK Health Security Agency"},{"name":"Institute for Global Health"},{"name":"The National Institute for Health and Care Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections At University College London in Partnership with the UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hamish","family":"Mohammed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UK Health Security Agency"},{"name":"Institute for Global Health"},{"name":"The National Institute for Health and Care Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections At University College London in Partnership with the UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dana","family":"Ogaz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UK Health Security Agency"},{"name":"The National Institute for Health and Care Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections At University College London in Partnership with the UK Health Security Agency"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_7_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.drugpo.2018.02.002"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1192\/bjb.2024.46"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/sextrans-2015-052052"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/sextrans-2019-054345"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0956462416666753"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.drugpo.2018.11.014"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.drugalcdep.2025.112800"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.drugalcdep.2022.109741"},{"key":"e_1_3_7_10_2","unstructured":"Personal wellbeing user guidance in methodology. 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