Sexualized Drug Use and Chemsex: A Case-based Workshop

Friday, April 25, 2025

3:00 PM – 4:15 PM

Presenter(s)

Cara Borelli, DO

Clinical Instructor
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
CT

Chun M. Tong, MD

Dr.
Christian Health, New Jersey
Wyckoff, New Jersey
NK

Newman Kessler, MD

Dr.
Mount Sinai
New York, New York
Alyssa Cheng, DO

Addiction Medicine Fellow
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

Non-presenting author(s)

JB

Jenna Butner, MD, MPH, FASAM

Dr.
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut

The goal of this workshop is to allow learners to learn about the current trends sexualized drug use in the LGBTQ population and apply evidence-based substance use treatment in a culturally-competent manner to LGBTQ patients seeking treatment, including the overlap with mental health and medical care.

Learning Objectives:

Learners will be able to:

Describe the current trends sexualized drug use in the LGBTQ population
Employ evidence-based substance use treatment in a culturally-competent manner to LGBTQ patients seeking treatment, including the overlap with mental health and medical care.
Apply harm reduction strategies to chemsex and sexualized drug use.

Disclosure(s):

Cara Borelli, DO: No financial relationships to disclose

Chun M. Tong, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Alyssa Cheng, DO: No financial relationships to disclose