Effect of age on the association between recreational drug use and sexual risk behaviour: a cross-sectional observational analysis

Arthur Wong, Garrett P. Prestage, I. Mary Poynten, Fengyi Jin, Richard J. Hillman, Carmella Law, Christopher K. Fairley, Suzanne M. Garland, Andrew E. Grulich, David J. Templeton It is known that gay and bisexual men (GBM) who use recreational drugs report riskier sexual behaviours, but the strength of this association in older GBM (age >55 years) is not as clear. We looked at a group of GBM between 35 and 79 years of age and compared the sexual behaviours of those who did not report any recreational drug use to those who did. The rate of recreational drug use is much lower after the age of 55 years and the link between drug use and riskier sexual behaviour is less strong above that age. This adds to our understanding of the effect of age on the pattern of drug use and sexual behaviours in older GBM.

Source: Sexual Health - December 17, 2020 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Arthur Wong Garrett P. Prestage I. Mary Poynten Fengyi Jin Richard J. Hillman Carmella Law Christopher K. Fairley Suzanne M. Garland Andrew E. Grulich David J. Templeton Source Type: research