Moncrieff of Project LSD. "Gay men tend to go on using drugs well into their 30s and 40s - so there's
a longer timespan in which to do damage. And we tend to treat ourselves
like machines - there's a big ethos of being able to 'handle your drugs',
so people conceal problematic use from their friends and may seek help
too late."
In addition, of course, you're more likely to have unprotected sex if
off your face. "But we have to be careful here," says Grainne.
"Drugs don't make you fuck without condoms. People take drugs in
order to lose control. You may have taken a conscious or unconscious decision
to drop your normal safer-sex behaviour, and are using the drugs to make
you feel OK about it."
Matt recommends that if you do drugs regularly, try and draw up rules
for yourself - eg only use at weekends, don't mix certain drugs, or go
home at a certain time. Take responsibility for your pleasure.
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THE POSITIVE NATION SAFER CLUBBING guide PART TWO
Andria Mordaunt, editor of The Users' Voice, documents the government's slow change of heart on drug policy
The UK Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC), which reported back on 24
May, was set up to ask: is UK drug policy currently working?
What 'working' means was not clearly stipulated. There's a sizeable increase
in the number of people taking drugs (though there is evidence cocaine
is becoming less
popular among young people), and street drugs are cheaper and more
