In this context, in order to address the training needs identified among professionals in the European addiction sector, we carried out this project with the aim of producing the first open, multilingual online course for addiction professionals on ChemSex.
During the first quarter of 2021, UNAD, in cooperation with member entities of the European Civil Society Forum on Drugs and the European Civil Society Forum on HIV, conducted a European study to identify training needs among professionals in the European addiction sector. 727 professionals from 24 countries participated in the study, whose main results were: 66.57% requested training in "Non-substance addictions" and 63% in "Addictions in adolescents and young people". These two training areas were already included in the first phase of "Learn Addiction" (www.learnaddiction.eu). 47.73% requested training in "ChemSex". At that time, there was no open and high-quality training on ChemSex for addiction professionals. This was the reason we decided to develop this project.