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Chemsex prevalence in Italy is lower than in other European countries.1 In 2019, the largest Italian survey on chemsex and sexualised drug use (SDU) found that 5.1% and 26.3% of the men who have sex with men (MSM) respondents reported chemsex and SDU, respectively.2 Following individual reports during MSM consultations, which suggested changes in chemsex/SDU prevalence and features, we conducted a pilot survey to investigate these behaviours. Our centre is 1 of the 12 sentinel clinical sites belonging to the Italian STI Surveillance System but performs more than a quarter of the …
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Sexually Transmitted Infections is the world’s longest running international journal on sexual health. It aims to keep practitioners, trainees and researchers up to date in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of all STIs and HIV. The journal publishes original research, descriptive epidemiology, evidence-based reviews and comment on the clinical, public health, sociological and laboratory aspects of sexual health from around the world. We also publish educational articles, letters and other material of interest to readers, along with podcasts and other online material. STI provides a high quality editorial service from submission to publication.