Online/Offline Resources - Drugs
Click here for crystal meth specific information.
Dance Safe Promotes health and safety in the rave and nightclub scene with regard to party drugs and the boys who enjoy them.
Drugs in Partyland is a fantastic guide to party drugs, including stuff on cigarettes, alcohol, GHB, ecstacy, marijuana, poppers, Viagra, crystal (natch) and more, more, more...
"Gay, Sexy and Healthy: Crystal Meth Prevention and Beyond - Addressing the Holistic Health Needs of Gay Men" was presented by Jim Pickett at Washington State's Carevent Conference November 14, 2007.
Hurricane Tina Like a hurricane, crystal meth affects communities — not just individuals. How are we taking care of each other? Gay Men's Health Crisis put together this fantastic - and very real - booklet especially targetting gay men of color. After all, Tina is not just for white boys. And if it starts to hit Black and Latino guys hard, we may have to change crystal's nickname from Tina to Katrina. Let's not let that happen. Click here to check out the amazing PSA.
The Love Trip This site courtesy of Boston's MALE Center gives you accurate, non-judgmental information about the ins and outs of club drugs as well as how to take care of yourself, get help, and more.
Safer+Saner They don’t care if you call yourself leather, kinky, or just plain funkin' freaky… Just make sure whatever you do is SAFER, SANER, and all ways consensual. One of our fav sites - very, very hot with tips ranging from Crusin', Gettin' High, Sexxin', Watersports, Toys and so much more. Give it a click.
The Speed Project is for gay/bi/heteroflexible men who use speed. It is a harm reduction program based in San Francisco, but no matter where you live you can get something out of this rockin' site. Check out their fabulous 'zine, Speedometer, here.
Tweakends This innovative harm-reduction website comes via APLA and GMHC and is dedicated to helping gay and bisexual men understand crystal meth and its impact on 
physical, mental and sexual health. The site is designed to help users and their loved ones empower themselves to take charge of their lives, reduce risk and share what they know. Just look into the Crystal Ball...
Tweaker.org "Tweaking tips for party boys." Cool harm reduction site about meth.
Extra Goodies
"Hermanos de Luna y Sol" and Project CRYSP Think Tank presentations
Community Forum 
January 28, 2009, Project CRYSP, Vida SIDA and a number of other community organizations held a community forum called "Hermanos de Luna y Sol: Addressing Stigma and Promoting Community Involvement for Gay Latino Men." Rafael DIaz of San Francisco State University and Jesus Ramirez-Valles of the University of Illinois - Chicago presented their research to a crowd of over 100 people at La Estancia, part of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center. Click here for their slides. Click here to check out the flyer for the forum. Click here for photos.
Think Tank
January 29, 2009, Project CRYSP invited Diaz, Ramirez-Valles, two other researchers and other members of the community to participcate in a day-long Think Tank at the Center on Halsted to learn ways to improve the project's gay men's health activities. Following are the slide sets from each researcher. Please feel free to use them to improve your understanding of the HIV epidemic among gay men.
"State of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic Among MSM", by Rafael Diaz.
"Examining Health Disparities Among Sexual Minorities:The Case of Stigma Among Latino Gay Men", by Jesus Ramirez-Valles.
"Sex Isn't that Simple! The Role of Culture and Context in Developing HIV Prevention Interventions for Gay/Bisexual Men", by Gary Harper of DePaul University.
"Patterns of Substance Use among MSM and Its Relationship to HIV Status and Risk Behaviors: Implications for Prevention", by James Swartz of the Univeristy of Illinois - Chicago, and Project CRYSP evaluator.
