Could I Be a Chemsex Addict?
If you are wondering whether or not you might be a Chemsex Addict, here are some questions to ask yourself. The first is whether or not you have used meth or cocaine, possibly in combination with other drugs, to intensify sex or to have the kind of sex you want to have. If not, you can stop right here, because you haven’t engaged in Chemsex. If your answer is yes, you have engaged in Chemsex to some degree, so you should continue on to the next four questions.
1. Have you engaged in Chemsex on a regular basis, all the time, or to what feels like excess?
2. Are you showing signs of addiction like; tolerance, loss of control, unsuccessful at moderating or stopping, continuing despite consequences, excess time spent preparing or recovering, and/or withdrawal?
3. Have you relapsed or do you feel like you might relapse in order to have sex?
4. Have you had, or do you want to have, sex with a strong or guaranteed risk for relapse?
If you answered yes to any of the last four questions, you may be a Chemsex Addict. At the very least, sex is likely going to be an issue that needs to be addressed right away in recovery. If you answered yes to multiple questions, you will run an extremely high risk of relapse if you don’t address sex immediately in recovery.
