Pubdate: Mon, 01 Aug 2005
Source: New Yorker Magazine (NY)
Copyright: 2005 The Conde Nast Publications Inc.
Contact:  http://www.newyorker.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/847
Author: Graham Coppin

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MONITORING METH

Specter writes of Search Criaslist.com to get a sense of the number of gay 
men looking to have sex while using crystal meth. Typing in "PNP" ("party 
and play"), he found seven hundred and seventy-one entries "just for that 
day." However, such searches retrieve matching ads in reverse chronological 
order, most of them posted on previous days. As I write, a search retrieves 
seven hundred and eighty-six entries, but only twenty-eight were posted 
today. Also, any posting including the phrase "no PNP" would have been 
retrieved, too, further whittling down the fantastic number. These days, it 
is common for men to state that they are not interested in sex with drugs.

Graham Coppin

New York City
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