Resources / services chemsex

If you feel troubled during or after listening to this podcast, or if it raises concerns about your drug use, you can find support, a sympathetic ear, information and places to meet and talk to other people at the following sites. This list is not exhaustive and is updated regularly. If you know of any resources not listed here, please write to us at [email protected]

If you're thinking about suicide, experiencing a mental health crisis or worried about a loved one, there is help. You can call 1 866 APPELLE (1 866 277-3553) if you are in Quebec, and 988 elsewhere in Canada. This service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Helplines

Drugs: Help and Referral (DHR)

24/7 telephone and chat line offering support, information, and referrals to individuals dealing with drug, alcohol, and medication issues, as well as their loved ones. In Montreal and surrounding areas: 514-527-2626 | Throughout Quebec: 1-800-265-2626

URGENCE-DÉPENDANCE EN TOXICOMANIE (Emergency Addiction Services)

Are you in a crisis and distress due to drug or alcohol use, or both? Is someone in your surroundings facing this situation? Call Urgence-dépendance immediately at 514-288-1515 or go directly to 110 Prince-Arthur Street West in Montreal. Professionals such as nurses and social workers are available 24/7 to provide the support and care needed to help you address the situation.

INFO-SOCIAL 811

Free and confidential telephone consultation service. Dialing 811 allows you to quickly reach professionals who can answer psychosocial questions. They can also, if necessary, refer to an appropriate resource within the health and social services network or a community resource. The service is available 24/7.




Support groups

CHEMSEX / PNP by RÉZO

The Chemsex service offering at RÉZO aims to address the various needs presented by GBTQ+ men who engage in or have engaged in chemsex/PnP in the Montreal area.

Crystal Meth Anonymous

Crystal Meth Anonymous is a group of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope to address a common problem and help others recover from addiction to crystal meth. Our primary purpose is to lead a sober life and carry the message of recovery to those who still suffer from crystal meth addiction. Meetings are available both online and in person.

GROUPE DE SOUTIEN SEXUALI-T (in french)

Tu questionnes ton rapport à la consommation et à la sexualité? Tu pratiques le PnP/ chemsex? Ça te cause des problèmes? Tu es un homme (cis ou trans) et tu as du sexe avec d’autres hommes? Tu veux en parler avec d’autres personnes qui vivent la même situation? Rejoins-nous ! * GROUPE OUVERT * Tous les mercredis soirs de 18h à 19h30 au 3530 Saint-Urbain. Pour en savoir plus, laisse un message au 514-385-1232 poste 4125 ou écris-nous à [email protected]

PnP SUPPORT MEETINGS (in English)

Support meetings for guys who Party aNd Play and want to learn how to party in healthier ways. Including those who want to stop or reduce.

Join us Thursdays from 5 to 7 PM. Meetings in person at 2075 Plessis and you can also join online.

Contact Bailey (he/him) for more information, the online meeting link, or access to harm reduction supplies at [email protected] or 438-867-CHEM (2436)

CRIPHASE (Resource and Intervention Center for Men Sexually Abused in Childhood)

A non-profit organization that assists men who have experienced this trauma in freeing themselves from this heavy burden and living a happier life. New services are also offered to men who have been sexually abused in adulthood. Services are available in Montreal, but men from all over Quebec can also seek help if they can travel to participate. If we cannot assist you, we will guide you to an appropriate resource based on your needs.




Support and referral organizations for 2S/LGBTQ+ communities

METH ET RÉALITÉ

The Clinique médicale du Quartier latin can be a good place to talk to qualified staff, or to a ChemSex specialist, about your relationship with consumption or other areas of your life affected by Crystal Meth. The CMU Quartier Latin team is here to support you and direct you to the right resources. Consultations are respectful and non-judgmental. Contact Daniel Jonathan Laroche Telephone : 514 941-7393 or [email protected]

REZO (Montréal area)

RÉZO is a Montreal-based nonprofit community organization that has been active since 1991, providing education and prevention services related to HIV and other STIs in the context of promoting overall health, including sexual, mental, physical, and social health, for gay, bisexual, and queer men, other men, and trans individuals who have sex with men.

INTERLIGNE.CO – Your Space for LGBTQ+

With its 24/7 listening, assistance, and information service available through telephone, text, email, and chat, Interligne provides support to individuals concerned with sexual diversity and/or gender plurality, as well as to their loved ones and professionals from various backgrounds. Helpline: 514-866-0103 (Montreal) • 1-888-505-1010 (toll-free) • Chat and text: 1-888-505-1010 • Live online chat • Email: [email protected]



Suicide prevention

Montreal SPC (Suicide Prevention Centre)

Available 24/7. Phone: 1-866-APPELLE / Text: 535353

Quebec Suicide Prevention Center

Quebec and surrounding areas: 418-683-4588 | Throughout Quebec: 1-866-APPELLE



Professionals offering individual support

(Paid services, available in person or online)

Patrice Bécotte, Sexologist • patricesexologue.com
Michel Martel, Sexologist and social worker • physiopsycho.com/michel-martel
Alexander McKenzie, Sexologist • psylio.com/alexander-mckenzie
Camille Thibault, Sexologist • camillethibaultsexologue.com
Josalie Trudel, Sexologist • [email protected]
Mestra Sexological Clinic • cliniquemestra.com


Online help and referral service

4 PHASES OF CHEMSEX

Outil développé par le Cri de ralliement, un collectif de réflexion et d’intervention sur le chemsex au Québec, et écrit par des personnes avec une expérience de PnP/chemsex. Cet outil par et pour s’est enrichi au fil des discussions avec des intervenant·e·s et des chercheur·euse·s ayant à cœur le bien-être de la communauté.

ÇA PREND UN VILLAGE

Here, we share our stories. Here, it's a safe space. Here, we are recognized and represented. We work to make the services offered to people like us better adapted to our realities. One day, we would like to see a place open for us and by us, dedicated to recovery. Until then, we speak up and move forward.

MONBUZZ

Do you want to assess your BUZZ? MONBUZZ.ca is for adult men who have sex with other men. Here, you can evaluate your alcohol and drug consumption and their potential effects on your sexuality. You can also chat with a counselor and be directed to appropriate resources for you. The goal is to help you better understand the impact your consumption may have on various aspects of your life.

CHEMSEX CARE PLAN

Have you decided to make some changes around your chems use? This is a tool that can help you to identify a goal and work towards it. It’s helped many people ready to make a change. You can do it with your healthcare provider or on your own.

CHEMSEX ET TRAVAIL DU SEXE

Page web d’informations tirée du site : «Drogues et sexe entre hommes – Un site d’information et de réduction des risques» de la Commission communautaire française (COCOF) de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.

CHEMSEX AND SEX-FOR-REWARD

Page web d’informations (en anglais seulement) tirée du site : CONTROLLING CHEMSEX qui est une organisation sans but lucratif créée et dirigée par des professionnels ayant une longue expérience dans le soutien en lien avec le chemsex, dont beaucoup ont eux-mêmes de l’expérience de vie en lien avec le chemsex dans le passé.





Sexual health and HIV and STI testing

Map of HIV and STI testing sites throughout Quebec
SIDEP+ CLINIC (Montréal area)

The mission of SIDEP+ clinic is to provide HIV and other STBBI prevention services to men who have sex with men and trans people.




Harm reduction

(Supervised Consumption Site (SCS) / Overdose Prevention Center (OPC) / Distribution and Collection of Consumption Materials / Psychoactive Substance Testing)

Montréal : Cactus (checkpoint), Dopamine, Spectre de rue, L’Anonyme (unité mobile), REZO, KONTAK, GRIP (analyse de substances)
Québec : L’Interzone, SABSA (unité mobile)
Val D’or : Clinique Pikatemps
Laval : Oasis unité mobile d’intervention
Chicoutimi : Travail de rue Chicoutimi
Gatineau : BRAS Outaouais, (mobile), CIPTO


Regional addiction support and assistance services

List of Certified Addiction Resources in Quebec

By region:

MONTRÉAL, CAPITALE-NATIONALE, OUTAOUAIS, ESTRIE, LAURENTIDES


Other addiction support services

Alcohol and Other DrugsPathological GamblingCyber AddictionEmotional DependencySexual AddictionWork AddictionEating Disorders: Anorexia and BulimiaOther Issues

Check out the British Columbia tab on the page:

National Service Map for PnP Harm Reduction Support by Community-Based Research Centre (cbrc.net)

MindMapBC is a custom database of mental health resources focused on LGBTQ2S+ health.

mindmapbc.ca