Pozcast in 3 Parts: Gay Men Using Meth

Get to know Pozcast, “the show that puts the positive effect in podcasting. It is created by and for people living with HIV to understand HIV research in ways that matter. We tell stories about what HIV research means for our health, our personal lives, and our work. We’re based in Toronto but global in outlook, and we’re produced by Universities Without Walls.” 

Each episode runs 20 minutes long.

Part 1 – Lust, Men and Meth: A Gay Man’s Guide to Sex and Recovery

In the first episode of a three-part series on gay men using methamphetamine, host James Watson interviews Dr. David Fawcett, a psychotherapist, sex therapist and author of the book, Lust, Men and Meth: A Gay Man’s Guide to Sex and Recovery. Mark S. King  the writer, activist, and award winning blogger of My Fabulous Disease joins the conversation and adds his personal reflections as an HIV positive gay man in recovery from meth addiction.

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Part 2 – Crystal Meth Anonymous: A twelve step recovery program

In the second episode of the three-part series on gay men using methamphetamine, host James Watson interviews a former crystal meth user who has been free from all substances for over five years. We delve deep into his experiences of hard use and the challenges and triumphs of recovery through the fellowships of the 12-Step Program, specifically Crystal Meth Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous.

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Part 3 – A Harm Reduction Approach

In this third episode of a three-part series on gay men using methamphetamine, host James Watson interviews Nick Boyce and Colin Johnson about harm reduction as an approach to safer drug use. Nick is the Director of the Ontario Harm Reduction Network and has been working in the movement for almost 20 years. Colin is a gay rights activist and harm reduction peer educator. He is also an injection drug user whose drug of choice is crystal meth.

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