Dublin Medical professionals have identified the latest trend known as ‘chemsex’.
A survey carried out by Gay Men’s Health Clinic on Baggot Street revealed that one quarter of patients are using recreational drugs to enhance sexual pleasure.
The practice is adding to the huge rise in sexually transmitted infections such as syphilis, gonorrhoea and HIV.
Deputy Editor of Hot Press, Stuart Clarke said:
“A leading Dublin club promoter Buzz O’Neill very vocal on the LGBTQ scene called it reluctantly an epidemic and adopted a zero tolerence policy to GHB saying if you are using it, talking about it, you are out of my clubs.
“Ambulance people have confirmed to him, it is a problem, finding people zonked out and eventually it turns out that GHB has been involved.”