As Mardi Gras season heats up, more LGBTQ+ community members are opting for house parties and underground events over costly ticketed festivals, but smaller gatherings come with their own risks. ACON's harm reduction project Between the Lines shares resources and information about a free upcoming Party Safe 101 event specifically designed to build helpful skills this Mardi Gras season.

I first sought out an ADHD diagnosis when I was 23, and the psychiatrist told me, “No, actually you just have the learning capacity of a 16-year-old due to your drug addiction.” Yikes. It took me a couple of years to wrestle with that message – to make sure I rejected it on a deep level – before I tried again with another doctor. And boom, I was right: my ADHD scored off the charts. No wonder amphetamines help my brain feel regulated.

Legal and safety issues around drugs and sex work.

We know you’ve been invited to some excellent parties lately!

But do you still remember how to have a good time and stay safe?

Some basics about GHB aka ‘Liquid Ecstasy’

“Gender had always felt like play for me, and using meth felt like my way to indulge in the drama of the performance. I got off on how binary my expressions were – in a way it was kind of like drag.”

“My gender was linked to the type of sex I was having. And the type of sex I was having always closely related to the types of drugs I was using.  When I started shooting opioids, it wasn’t long before needles became a central part of my sex life…”

Drugs and sex? Viv says everybody’s doing it. Well… lots of us anyway

User’s News invited people who use apps to party to come together to talk about their experiences and give us some advice.

A focus on some of the drugs that are more commonly-used in chemsex settings - methamphetamine, poppers/amyl, GHB, and erectile dysfunction medication such as Viagra and Cialis

Let’s talk about sex while on drugs! You might know it as ‘Party N Play’, ‘PnP’ or Chemsex - either way, check out these tips for doing it safely.