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Drugs & Alcohol

Drugs and alcohol play an important role in many gay men's sex life - alcohol for the courage to chat up that gorgeous hunk in the corner of the bar, speed or ecstasy to party the night away or a bottle of wine as part of a romantic night at home. Drugs and alcohol are often used to make an enjoyable sex that bit better.

It's important however that if we combine sex and drugs and alcohol we do so as safely as possible.

The more committed you are to safer sex before you drink or do drugs the more likely that you'll remember to have safer sex when you're drunk or high. Make ways to remind yourself - leave condoms and lube next your bed in case you bring someone back, or carry condoms with you.

If you find you are regularly having sex that you regret when you've been drinking or doing drugs you might want to work out why. Arrange to see a health adviser or ring a gay switchboard to talk it through.