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Although these results support the provision of integrated drug-checking services in party settings, evidence of their utility and effectiveness would be improved through future research incorporating more robust measures of outcomes following provision of drug-checking results.

ResumoNeste artigo, analisa -se a tríade sexo feminino, consumo de substâncias psicoativas em contextos festivos e a sua relação com situações de violência sexual. Através da revisão bibliográfica e de dois grupos de discussão realizados com frequentadoras de contextos festivos e utilizadoras recreativas de substâncias psicoativas (n=12), com idades compreendidas entre os 16 e os 46 anos e de classe média, foram identificadas várias desigualdades de género que emergem em ambientes de diversão noturna. A normalização de situações de violência sexual nestes contextos e a reprodução de mitos da violação justificam a implementação de ações educativas informais que os previnam. Nesse sentido, analisam -se também propostas de intervenção que se têm focado nesse fenómeno sublinhando -se as boas práticas.Palavras -chave: Violência sexual, substâncias psicoativas, contextos festivos, educação informal. Abstract Sexual violence and consumption of psychoactive substances: can the festive contexts be educational?This paper analyses the triad feminine sex, drug use in party settings and its association with sexual violence. Through literature review and two focus groups implemented with female partygoers and recreational drug users (n=12), aged between 16 and 46 years old and from middle class, several gender inequalities emerging in party settings were highlighted. The normalization of sexual violence in these settings and the reproduction of rape myths justify the implementation of informal educational interventions to prevent them. Considering this, responses to this phenomenon and best practices are also analyzed.

This essay is based in a self-reflexive collective process and intends to present the chemsex scene in Lisbon and harm reduction responses implemented to address the needs of chemsex practitioners. The analysis considered professional experiences, participant observation, literature review of the relevant data in Portugal and autoethnographic data from a chemsex practitioner and peer educator. This essay aims to present the community-led creation of a transdisciplinary collaborative network able to assess and respond to chemsex-related risks in Lisbon. Specifically, we aim to: (i) present the chemsex scenes in Lisbon; (ii) discuss the setting up and preliminary results of a collaborative network and harm reduction responses targeting chemsex practitioners. The work implemented in Lisbon demonstrates that chemsex is a global trend with localized idiosyncrasies that must be addressed when designing local tailored interventions. It also reiterated that harm reduction organizations are in a privileged position to detect, monitor and respond to emerging trends at local level. Moreover, the work implemented in Lisbon demonstrated that transdisciplinary collaborative networks, involving communities—chemsex practitioners, gay-friendly and queer venues and collectives—and professionals working in the fields of intersection of chemsex (drugs, sexual health, mental health, gender diversity, gender-based violence), can be effective in the local early detection and response to chemsex-related risks.