Researchers from the San Francisco Department of Public Health report that meth use among men who have sex with men has decreased over the past three years. They attribute the change to successful public health campaigns, but say that drug use is still a problem.
Methamphetamine reduces inhibitions, making all men -- not just gay ones -- much more likely to participate in high-risk sexual behavior. In other words, by taking meth, men are more likely to perform sex acts that will result in the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
In 2002, researchers in San Francisco demonstrated a link between methamphetamine use and the spread of HIV. Four years later, in 2006, the Ted Haggard scandal drew further attention to methamphetamine use among homosexuals. Haggard resigned from his post as president of the National Association of Evangelicals and admitted to buying methamphetamine for himself and a male masseuse.(keep reading)
Methamphetamine reduces inhibitions, making all men -- not just gay ones -- much more likely to participate in high-risk sexual behavior. In other words, by taking meth, men are more likely to perform sex acts that will result in the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
In 2002, researchers in San Francisco demonstrated a link between methamphetamine use and the spread of HIV. Four years later, in 2006, the Ted Haggard scandal drew further attention to methamphetamine use among homosexuals. Haggard resigned from his post as president of the National Association of Evangelicals and admitted to buying methamphetamine for himself and a male masseuse.(keep reading)
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