Recent updates from a long-running CDC study show meth use among gay men in NYC has doubled since 2011.
The CDC’s National HIV Behavioral Surveillance consistently surveys gay and bisexual men about meth use, and their newest report is bad news. The meth use is determined via a study among gay and bi men done every 3-4 years in cities with high rates of HIV/AIDS, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York.
Meth use among the men in NYC surveyed dropped from 13.8 percent to 5.8 percent from 2004-2008, and down even further to 4.3 percent by 2011. However, the use more than doubled from 2011-2014, all the way up to 9.2 percent. According to the survey, meth use has dropped sharply in San Francisco, but they have more reported meth users than New York City — 13.1 percent to 9.2 percent.
More information on the report can be found here. We’re aware that the numbers are based on fairly limited data, but the report gives a factual basis to stories of rising meth use that we’ve been hearing for quite some time.
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Although some don’t want to hear it, meth is extremely damaging for gay men, especially whose who are HIV positive. It can be conquered, but trust us — it’ll be better for you to just leave Tina right where she is. We hear she can be a real bitch.
Shane Patrick Stines
GROSS
Brent Labee
when their every NY moment is spent making rent
Philip Epstein
What a meth they are . Drugs are just for boring people .
bicurious
Not smart guys, not smart at all……
oilburner
The one good thing about meth is that average guys get to fuck super hot guys that are out of their league look wise because these Tweaker ho’s lower their standards when they’re all hoped up & horny on meth. It’s some how satisfying and rewarding getting to plow a guy who ordinarily or yrs before was too stuck up to talk to you.
Brian
You’ve got to remember that the New York gay scene is a permissive scene. It has nothing to do with gay rights. Most of the people who visit the gay scene in New York couldn’t care less about gay rights. The last thing that most want to think about is gay rights. They would much rather drink their beer and smoke their cigarettes.
Here’s the thing about the New York gay scene – it’s based on a sex act. Then you have the drugs which enhance the sex act. Then you have the dance parties which make you “feel good” as you spin out on meth or whatever it is you’ve taken.
Bob LaBlah
@oilburner: Congratulations. These days of late many of us who have been around Queerty for a while can no longer get away with ANY profanity. Even after we clean up the comment the majority of the time it won’t post. But some how yours did.
Glücklich
Meth’s so trashy. Loosen the purse strings, guys, and class it up with a little blow. A classic never dies.
Chris
Every generation has to learn these lessons anew. I complain about them not learning from our mistakes; but then, my aunts and uncles had the same complaint about me.
greggaravani
EWWW, that’s nasty. Gays on the East Coast should learn from the West Coast, smoke weed instead!!
CaliKyle
@Glücklich: couldn’t agree with you more
CaliKyle
@greggaravani: Right, because homos tweakin on tina are unheard of in WeHo. Try again.
Bauhaus
I enjoy psychedelics occasionally, weed regularly. Wouldn’t touch meth or heroin with a ten-foot pole.
Paco
Surprised that gay men would choose meth to party with. I have seen so many photos of how meth makes young and attractive people look like they aged 20 years.
1898
One of the myriad reasons I deleted my grindr was because every other profile contained lines like “wanT To parTy?! hiT me up if you’ve goT some!”
meth is gross. people who use meth are gross.
paulbear30
From sex positive to HIV positive. Gotta love it. LOL
Jim Philbrick
It’s a scourge out here in Palm Springs
onthemark
Meth is for toothless hillbillies!
@o.codone: I hope that’s satire, but with you it’s hard to tell.
onthemark
@oilburner: @o.codone:
According to some posters here, (1) meth makes ugly guys hyper-aware of the hot guys they are having sex with, while AT THE SAME TIME (2) it makes hot guys totally oblivious to the ugly guys they are having sex with!
This is a neat, but mysterious and contradictory effect. How is this possible? 🙂
Stache
@onthemark: Ah the mysteries of meth. The hottie is only attracted to the meth. The more meth you have the more beautiful you become. The old/ugly guy may or may not be attracted to it but knows this will be the only time they’ll get with say an 8.
Go on Craigslist and you’ll see ads full of guy using this approach for sex. Some of these guys are hideous yet you’ll see their preferences are very high. Just say you’ve got a full bag waiting for them and they’ll flock to you.
Stache
@paulbear30: What does that have to do with Meth though? I get it that your going for the asshole angle but try to stay on topic.
writerguy212
To all the ridiculous comments about men in New York City, these statistics also say that 90.8% of gay men here don’t use Meth. Do your math, guys, before making disparaging remarks about all gay men in NYC.
paulbear30
@Stache: Wipe the cum off your eyes and read for a change. The article above even referenced HIV so STFU! 😉
Ronnyboy
@paulbear30: Nope. Don’t think I will. What does being sex positive have to do with meth? Either you’re making some unknown case or just being an asshole. Probably just the latter which requires no explanation I guess.
joeyty
The NYC gay scene is full of losers anyway. A bunch of out-of-towners who moved here so they could pretend they’re cooler than the people in the place they left. (And NYC is DULL now, too, so …no wonder they’re using meth).
spahnrancher
It’s happening in Texas too.
Just sad.
redcarpet30
Hmmm, seems like when the economy is on the verge of a bubble meth use is up and goes down with the crash.
paulbear30
@Ronnyboy: You mean aside from the principle of “if it feels good do it”? LOL
Glücklich
@joeyty:
Dull? Seems more “exciting” each time I visit thanks to the useless-ass mayor. But at least he’s working on that pesky trans-friendly single-occupancy toilet problem he had to invent.
crowebobby
@oilburner: God, this post turned me on. And it had to take me back 50 years to do it; I can seldom remember the days of hook-ups like that. Thanks for the reminder.
joeyty
@Glücklich: For a city as big as NYC to have only one leather bar is pretty pathetic. There used to be bars for almost every fetish in NYC. For rough trade hustlers; guys with grandfather hangups; tranvestites (not drag queens) where the Tootsie-look was big; bars for tough black prostitutes just out of prison. NYC nights used to be electric. And during the day : science fiction bookstores, gay bookstores, biography bookstores, mystery bookstores. Now NYC is all Chipotle and Dunkin Donuts.
joeyty
@Glücklich: I agree with you on this useless mayor.
surreal33
No one wants to address the core issue here which COMPLETE LACK OF SELF ESTEEM WITHIN GAY COMMUNITY. Seems unlikely that if gay men had a foundation self love, self worth and self preservation the rampant drug use and unprotected sex would exist.
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