Table 1.
Drug use during the previous three months among MSM who used drugs but did not engage in chemsex (DU) and MSM who engaged in chemsex (CX) at M0 (N = 2 493 participants)
| Drug | DU* (n = 562, 22.5%) | CX** (n = 365, 14.6%) | p-value | Total (n = 927) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Tobacco | > 0.9 | |||
| No | 301 (54) | 195 (53) | 496 (53.5) | |
| Yes | 261 (46) | 170 (47) | 431 (46.5) | |
| GHB/GBL | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 317 (56) | 126 (35) | 443 (47.8) | |
| Yes | 245 (44) | 239 (65) | 484 (52.2) | |
| Cathinones | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 383 (68) | 145 (40) | 528 (57) | |
| Yes | 179 (32) | 220 (60) | 399 (43) | |
| Amphetamines / Methamphetamines | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 502 (89) | 298 (82) | 800 (86.3) | |
| Yes | 60 (11) | 67 (18) | 127 (13.7) | |
| Ecstasy | 0.012 | |||
| No | 237 (42) | 185 (51) | 422 (45.5) | |
| Yes | 325 (58) | 180 (49) | 505 (54.5) | |
| Cocaine/Crack | 0.6 | |||
| No | 249 (44) | 168 (46) | 417 (45) | |
| Yes | 313 (56) | 197 (54) | 510 (55) | |
| Ketamine | 0.2 | |||
| No | 454 (81) | 283 (76) | 737 (79.5) | |
| Yes | 108 (19) | 82 (24) | 190 (20.5) | |
| Drug injection | 0.010 | |||
| No | 538 (96) | 334 (91.5) | 872 (94) | |
| Yes | 24 (4) | 31 (8.5) | 55 (6) |
* DU = MSM who used drugs but did not engage in chemsex
** CX = MSM who engaged in chemsex