Gay Men, Circuit Parties & HIV/AIDS

See also: Prevention Issues for Gay Men

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California Campaign Against Meth Abuse Includes First-Person Web Videos (Regularly Updated)
Viewers of MeNotMeth.org can add their own first-person stories to a growing collection of videos and find resources throughout California for fighting meth addiction.
From Me Not Meth
tweaker.org (Regularly Updated)
A down-to-earth, sometimes wacky, sometimes serious site for gay men who use crystal; provides information, resources and support.
From tweaker.org
Barebacking in the Gay Community (June 19, 2009)
From Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H.
Methamphetamine Use 11 Times More Common Among Men Who Have Sex With men In California, Survey Finds (March 14, 2008)
In Los Angeles Times
Webcast: Where Crystal Meth and HIV Meet (March 14, 2005)
A panel of experts gathered to talk about this risky combination; a transcript and video are available.
From kaisernetwork.org
The Dangers of Using and Abusing Viagra (November/December 2004)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
For Party Addicts Seeking Help, Ways to Navigate the Obstacle Course (October 2004)
Down-to-earth advice for HIV-positive party boys looking to break the cycle of sex, drugs and alcohol.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Close Los Angeles County Bathhouses, Los Angeles Times Editorial Says (March 26, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Los Angeles Officials Urge More HIV Testing, Counseling in Gay Bathhouses (August 1, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
San Francisco Forum on Meth, Drug Use Tied to Rise in HIV Infections (May 8, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California Officials Enlist Help of Gay Sex Club Owners (April 14, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
California: Circuit Party Becomes Catalyst for Syphilis Prevention Efforts (April 10, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Land of Oz: Sex, Drugs and HIV (March/April 2002)
To read PDF, click here
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Cruising With Lazarus: Interview With the Barebacker (March 2001)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Along the Latex Highway: Condoms and Condemnations -- Another Look at Unprotected Anal Sex (November 2000)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Drug Use and Unsafe Sex High Among Gay Men at Circuit Parties (October 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
A Reaction to "Mr. X" (May 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Interview With a Barebacker (May 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
The Psychotherapist Is In (May 2000)
Three bathhouses in L.A. County pay licensed psychotherapist Stuart Altshuler to counsel their customers, once a week, free of charge.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Bye-Bye "Bathhouse?" (April 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Getting Real About Barebacking (April 1999)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Taking Care (March 1999)
Thoughts about the barebacking phenomenon.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Protease Dis-Inhibitors? The Gay Bareback Phenomenon (November 10, 1997)
From HIV InSite