Designing and facilitating a positive sexual health workshop for Chemsex dependent men in residential and community addiction treatment setting.

A Chemsex programs’ main emphasis should be to explore sober sex as well as the meaning of positive sexual health and well-being. What is that going to look like in practice? Well, it will look slightly different for each individual, and there is really no right or wrong way of going about it. It does not matter if someone likes to enjoy casual sex, kinks, or has got to a stage in their life where they might enjoy dating or is perhaps looking for a solid relationship. What is important is how each person will manage their sex life in a way that is conducive to positive emotional, mental, physical, and sexual health that is free from any form of dependency.

So, what is positive sexual health and well-being? This is the first question I typically ask clients that are being treated for Chemsex dependency. The usual answer I get is that is it about being aware of sexually transmitted infections alongside HIV prevention strategies like condom use and pre-exposure prophylaxis treatment (PREP) or post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). That is correct and is worthy of a group workshop on its own.