Alcohol & drug use can affect your ability to choose safer sex, and may actually have a negative effect on your libido. Studies have shown that one of the most common reasons people give for having unprotected sex is the use of alcohol.
Be prepared – carry a condom, and remember that you need to stay sober long enough to use it.
It only takes one unit of alcohol to lower your inhibitions. Using alcohol and or other drugs increases your chance of having unprotected sex. They can affect your judgement around having sex – making it more difficult:
- to judge the risks you are taking
- to set limits, and
- to remember your right to say no.
If you are worried about your alcohol or drug use you can find information and support at www.drugs.ie
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