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Check Your Chems International. Information, Drug Checking and Sexual Advice.

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  • 1. Group ABD (Energy Control)
  • 2. Group ABD

Description

Chem-Safe is a Risk and Harm Reduction project, an initiative of the Energy Control program, in close collaboration with SEXus and other programs and services managed by the ABD Group. It offers, from a Risk and Pleasure Management approach, non-stigmatizing and non-moralistic care and provides objective information on the combination of drugs and sexuality. 
Check your Chems is an Information, Drug Checking and Sexual Advice Service offered by Chem-Safe. This service is aimed at people who use drugs in sexual contexts, those who participate in Chemsex sessions, and drug users from the LGBTI+ community. Its objective is to inform about the composition and purity of substances, identify adulterants, and provide personalized information and advice related to substance use, diversity, and sexuality. 

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