Gareth Thomas nearly lost friends to chemsex now rugby star wants to save lives

Gareth Thomas says society needs to have honest conversations about chemsex (Picture: @Gomezdevillaboa)

Rugby legend Gareth Thomas has launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of chemsex and drug misuse in the LGBTQ+ community.

The Wales captain wants to help end the stigma surrounding sexualised drug use after seeing two close friends severely affected by it.

The Office for National Statistics revealed in January that lesbian, gay and bisexual people are nearly three times more likely to die from drug-related cause than their straight counterparts.

Speaking to Metro ahead of the campaign’s launch, Thomas said it was time for the whole of so...