Chemsex and its repercussions on the health of men who have sex with men (MSM): a global health perspective
Álvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa, Emerson Lucas Silva Camargo, Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: to discuss the repercussions of chemsex on the health of men who have sex with men (MSM), contextualizing it in a global health scenario and pointing out the implications for nursing care. METHODS: theoretical-reflexive study based on scientific literature and concepts related to global health. RESULTS: we present the epidemiology of the chemsex phenomenon, the main demands of the field, the reasons why it has become a global public health problem, and the implications for nursing practice. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: chemsex is growing in all age groups of MSM and is globally benefiting from location-based applications to gain magnitude, finding an important potential audience in the migrant population. Nursing structures can help accelerate the proposal and implementation of biomedical and behavioral measures to address chemsex in its entirety, qualifying care and inducing teamwork with interprofessional collaboration.