Category: LGBTQ Recovery

Choosing LGBTQ+ addiction treatment comes down to asking the right questions. Ask how staff are trained in affirming care, how they respect names and pronoun…

PnP stands for “party and play.” It means using drugs, most often methamphetamine, before or during sex, and the term is used most in gay, bisexu…

Crystal meth addiction among gay men Addiction affects people from all walks of life, regardless of their sexual orientation. Methamphetamine, commonly known…

By Patrick O’Neil “You may not be familiar with chemsex,” “You may not be familiar with chemsex,” writes Colin Crummy for Out Magazine, “but if you have been…

By Patrick O’Neil  It is estimated that nearly 30% of the LGBTQ community abuses substances. A disturbingly high number compared to the roughly 9% attributed…

By Patrick O’Neil (RADT, MFA), Group Facilitator, CAST Treatment Centers Over the last fifteen years, crystal meth has become one of the most dominant …

By Michael Arndt, Alumni Coordinator, CAST TREATMENT  CENTERS. The first Pride movement occurred nearly 50 years ago in June of 1970 in New York City. The 19…

Sadly, crystal meth is like the interconnective tissue of the dark underbelly of gay sex culture. Its like this secret we do not want to acknowledge. Just lo…