What is Chemsex?
In the sex industry, there are several practices that are not really common. Some practices arise from fetishism, from the sexual boredom felt by the clientele in this milieu, or even from their frustration.
A well-known example is fans of femdom or female domination. According to most psychologists, the male regulars of this practice are often people occupying positions of responsibility in the labor market.
These people are frequently executives in large corporations and are therefore subject to almost daily pressure with regard to their work. Even if these careers are envied by our younger generations, in reality, these positions go beyond simple work.
And once back home, these people want to let go, to have no more responsibility, even to be dominated by others, those who spend their day in a power relationship with their subordinates.
Thus, they seek in bed to be dominated, to channel their deep frustration. Chemsex is the practice of sex when one has consumed psychoactive substances, otherwise called drugs, just before.
Let's see together what these words mean, and what chemsex really means for the escort profession.
The definition of chemsex
So, chemsex is when one or more partners use drugs, with the aim of increasing pleasure, to induce euphoria during sexual intercourse. But it can also be intended to increase the sexual performance of the person who will ingest these drugs.
You should know that this practice has been popular, especially among homosexuals, since the 2000s. It will be used in certain environments including backrooms, or certain private clubs.
Chemsex is very often linked to long sex sessions, with hardcore practices such as gangbangs, fistfucking, or rather advanced BDSM. This practice remains very dangerous, as we will see and our outcall massage Paris does not practice it.
Drugs in the service of sex
The drugs used in chemsex are varied, including: cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, ketamine, ecstasy, and cathinone.
GHB is also used, but unfortunately, it is only rarely consented to by those taking this drug, also called “the date rape drug”. But why are these drugs used in the context of sex?
It is well known, we know that alcohol, as much as cannabis, for example, can play a role in appreciation or sensitivity during sex. For the hard drugs that we have just mentioned, the power is multiplied.
Cathinones and amphetamines are notorious for their short-term and long-term dangers, as they cause serious addictions even with just one dose.
They are produced with synthetic molecules with very unique characteristics, especially the drastic increase in the release of dopamine, which therefore generates a strong modification of the feeling during sexual intercourse.
This modification thus comes with its share of harmful consequences, including in particular the difficulty of getting rid of this habit, which will completely disrupt the reward system of the brain.
Indeed, the more we take these drugs during sex, the more our brain is accustomed to sex producing a large amount of dopamine, incredibly greater than the normal amount released by humans.
Why is chemsex popular?
Since the beginning of dating applications (Tinder, Grindr…) chemsex has become very popular. The closure of places intended for gay meetings in France means that in the end, in everyday life, gay meetings often take place behind closed doors.
And that inevitably leads to abuse. The use of drugs to increase sexual pleasure has become much less taboo in the circles concerned since the fear of HIV has diminished, thanks to advances in medicine.
Thus, the use of syringes and unprotected sexual intercourse has become almost commonplace… and very tempting. Now let's see why chemsex is dangerous.
The harmful consequences of chemsex
Chemsex will therefore generate several things: practices and intrinsic risks. In other words, chemsex goes hand in hand with risky practices, but it also leads to a decrease in vigilance concerning the risk factors during these practices.
To put it simply, chemsex goes hand in hand with the following practices:
- The multiplication of partners and group sex. This practice is harmful, since, as you can imagine, it multiplies the risk of contamination by STIs.
- Fist fucking. This practice drastically increases the risk of contamination by STIs since it weakens the walls of the rectum, in addition to sometimes causing anal fissures.
- Bareback, is also called bareback sex. Inevitably, unprotected sex is one of the main factors that increase the risk of STI and HIV contamination.
Finally, chemsex is often linked to practices that are dangerous, not necessarily as such, but they are dangerous if not done correctly.
Drug risks in chemsex
It's not a myth for anyone, drugs are dangerous. In addition to rotting the dopamine system of its users, and leading to situations of serious depression, they cause addiction.
But this is not the significant risk of drugs, especially in the context of chemsex.
Chemsex is above all the risk of overdose, therefore of overdose or OD. Then there is also the risk of a bad trip, which can lead to suicide, and mutilation, but also to persistent side effects such as tachycardia, paranoia, depression, etc.
HIV and Hepatitis contaminations are also very high since the misuse of syringes during chemsex are aggravating factors.