Practical Chemsex Harm Reduction, Grounded in lived Experience.
Supporting people who navigate chemsex requires more than clinical detachment or textbook pharmacology. It demands real cultural literacy, trauma-informed principles and practical tools that hold up in the real world. Whether you need an engaging speaker to challenge assumptions, intensive training for your staff or strategic advice on service design - here is how we can work together.
Moving Beyond Stigma: Authentic, Story-Driven Keynotes
Traditional panels often approach chemsex strictly through epidemiological data or moral panic. I deliver powerful, narrative - driven talks that explore the human realities driving the scene - unravelling the intersections of queer identity, minority stress, trauma, ADHD and the pursuit of intimacy and pleasure. By translating ten years inside the scene into clear, actionable insight, I help audiences understand the why behind the behavior and shows how services can build genuine trust.
Speaking fees vary depending on format, travel and audience size. Bespoke quotes available on request.
Popular Topics Include:
Turning Pain Into Purpose: Navigating a decade inside the chemsex subculture, surviving multi-day chillouts and the journey into recovery.
Beyond the Capital: Dismantling the myth of chemsex as a London-only issue and exploring its regional realities across the UK.
Pleasure, Pain, and Belonging: Why people enter the scene, the neurochemical hook of chems and why telling people to "just stop" fails.
Lived Experience as a Clinical Asset: Why services need peer-competent voices to reach the people falling through the gaps.
Real-World Chemsex Competency for Frontline Teams
Frontline workers often find themselves stuck between addiction services that don't understand queer sex and sexual health clinics unfamiliar with acute chemsex crises. These interactive, workshops upskill multidisciplinary teams with the practical competence, language and clinical de-escalation skills needed to support clients safely and without judgment.
Delivery Formats: Half-day in-person / online masterclasses or modular digital sessions tailored to your service's specific remit.
Half-day training packages available for teams of up to 25. Contact for an organisational quote.
Popular Modules Include:
The Core Triad & Polydrug Kinetics: Pharmacology, dosing windows, and interaction dynamics of Crystal Meth, Mephedrone, and GHB/GBL - including stimulant masking effects and risks with HIV meds (ART) or erectile dysfunction drugs.
GHB/GBL Emergencies & Withdrawal: Practical management of "G-outs", airway safety, and identifying life-threatening physical dependency requiring inpatient detox.
The Consent Ladder in Practice: Using trauma-informed frameworks to unpack fluctuating capacity, opportunistic violations, and grey-zone consent during multi-day sessions.
Targeted Harm Reduction Mechanics: Actionable guidance for safer slamming (IV), vein care, rectal dosing (plugging) tissue protection and STI/BBV screening protocols.
The 5-Domain Assessment Model: Structuring collaborative, non-stigmatising consultations that uncover substance use, mental health crashes and consent dynamics without alienating the client.
Modernising Care Pathways & Building Inclusive Services
Designing services that effectively engage chemsex participants requires looking closely at organisational blind spots. If an intake questionnaire feels alienating or clinical environments feel unsafe, individuals simply go underground. I consult with statutory bodies and voluntary organisations to audit existing provision, redesign referral pathways and develop trauma-informed, LGBTQ-affirming protocols that work.
Retainer, per-project and daily consultation rates tailored to service scope.
Consultancy Areas:
Service Accessibility & Language Audits: Reviewing clinical intake forms, screening language and assessment protocols to eliminate institutional stigma and encourage honest disclosure.
Pathway Integration: Connecting the dots between local sexual health (GUM) clinics, community substance misuse services and acute hospital admissions.
Harm Reduction Protocol Drafting: Developing route-specific harm reduction toolkits, sterile equipment provision (including colour-coded slamming supplies), and overdose response plans.
App-Based & Community Outreach: Designing targeted digital engagement strategies for platforms like Grindr to reach individuals isolated within private residential chillouts.
Need a Bespoke Package for Your Organisation?
Every team has different training needs, clinical challenges, and local population dynamics. Let's arrange a 20-minute discovery call to discuss how we can tailor a workshop, keynote, or consultancy plan to your exact objectives.