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Party and Play (often abbreviated PNP or PnP, especially in online jargon), also known as a chem session or chemical session, is a phenomenon and subculture of illegal drug users who play together sexually, either one-on-one or in groups. The term is most used by and associated with men who have sex with men. The drug of choice is typically methamphetamine. Other "party drugs" such as ecstasy are less associated with this term.[1]
Men interested in PNP typically meet through other drug users or through internet dating sites. On such sites, men often include notations such as "PNP" or the reverse, "No PNP". Some sites, such as Manhunt.net, prohibit members from saying that they want PNP or making other positive references to drug use. Craig's List has the same policy but it is not much enforced, users often advertise they are willing to provide favors or party favors (crystal meth) to prospective partners.[1] Other sites, such as Adam4Adam, have no policies prohibiting members from explicitly seeking PNP encounters.
As stimulant drugs such as methamphetamine drastically delay the need for sleep and tend to prohibit ejaculation, PNP sexual encounters can continue for many hours or even for several days. As these same drugs tend to prohibit penile erection, known as crystal dick[2], many PNP enthusiasts use erectile dysfunction drugs such as sildenafil, vardenafil, tadalafil and their generic equivalents.
Besides the inherent risks involved with drug use (i.e. addiction, arrest, financial problems, etc.), health officials have found a strong correlation between drug use and unsafe sex practices. Indeed, some online profiles have notations such as "PNP BB only" (Party and Play, bareback only). As such, PNP practices are sited as the cause of rising AIDS/HIV rates among some sectors of the population.
The same drug-induced loss of inhibitions makes PNP enthusiasts more vulnerable to more immediate threats, such as robbery or assault by someone whom they meet for sex.
Ted Haggard has been accused of PNPing by a man claiming to have been paid by him to have sex with him and also sell him crystal meth.[3]
Men who PNP with crystal meth, cocaine, ecstasy, and ketamine are twice as likely to bareback, according to British research. The study also found that up to 20% of gay men have tried crystal meth, the drug most associated with PNPing [4].
See also
Trivia
- In the film Another Gay Movie one of the characters is said to be a PNP powerbottom.
- The film 24 Hours on Craigslist features a gay man high on crystal methamphetamine searching for a sexual partner to bareback with, which made national headlines in the United States.[5]
- The book Tweakers: How Crystal Meth Is Ravaging Gay America deals with PNP and the crystal meth and drug problems in the gay community. A film about the book and "meth epidemic" is planned to be released in 2007.[6]
Notes
- ^ In relation to this article, there has been some disagreement as to whether PNP refers exclusively to sex with methamphetamine or primarily to sex with methamphetamine but sometimes with other drugs. While the term PNP almost certainly has its origins in the specific subculture of methamphetamine users, and is without doubt most associated with methamphetamine use, people have been quick to generalize it to include partying with other drugs thought to intensify sexual experiences, especially ecstasy, GHB, and cocaine. This article in the New York Times describes PNP as simply "shorthand for sex with drugs." This GBLT glossary notes that PNP is a term "denoting that someone wants to combine sex with use of drugs such as methamphetamines, [ sic ] etc." This list of gay slang says PNP is "an interest for casual sex that includes hard drugs such as ecstacy". A glossary of drug-related terms produced by the United States Department of Health and Human Services defines PNP as "Methamphetamine used in combination with MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) and Viagra". Finally, this report from the National HIV Prevention Conference (a collaborative effort by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a U.S. Government agency, and other governmental and non-government organizations) describes PNP as "sexual behavior under the influence of crystal meth or other 'party' drugs." Many sources mention only methamphetamine, but this is inaccurately prescriptive. See also Urban Dictionary for a continually-changing discussion of the term PNP.
References
- Reuters
- Definition at gaylife.com
- Party, Play—And Pay: Multiple partners. Unprotected sex. And crystal meth. It's a deadly cocktail that has stirred new fears about the spread of HIV Newsweek by David S. Jefferson
- Dr. K: Party and play -- and pay by Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, gay.com
- Church forces out Haggard for 'sexually immoral conduct' Nov 4 2006 CNN
- Up to 20 per cent of gay men have tried crystal meth July 14 2006 Pinknews UK
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