A study that appeared in BioMed Central found that drug and alcohol use was often linked with sexual encounters. Many of those surveyed had specific sexual uses for either drugs or alcohol.

"Overall, alcohol was most likely to be used to facilitate a sexual encounter... males were more likely to use alcohol to facilitate a sexual encounter although nearly a quarter of female alcohol users also used it for the same purpose."

The study also found that young people who used drugs or alcohol in sexual encounters were far more likely to engage in risky behavior and to have multiple partners. Source: BioMed Central

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