Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7514749 | International Journal of Drug Policy | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
ATS use was highly functional for young women engaged in sex work, facilitating a sense of power and agency and highlighting the occupational significance and normalization of ATS in this setting. This highly gendered dynamic supports the limited but emerging literature on women's use of ATS, which to date has been heavily focused on men. Results indicate an urgent need to increase awareness of the risks associated with ATS use, to provide women with sustainable alternatives for income generation, to better regulate the conditions of sex work, and to work with FSWs and their clients to develop and promote culturally appropriate harm reduction interventions.
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Authors
L. Maher, P. Phlong, J. Mooney-Somers, S. Keo, E. Stein, M.C. Couture, K. Page,