Substance Use among Female Sex Workers in Two US-Mexico Border Cities: Associations with Age of Entry.
Marissa SalazarKimberly C BrouwerTeresita Rocha-JiménezSabrina C BoyceHugo Staines-OrozcoJay G SilvermanPublished in: Substance use & misuse (2018)
Increased risk of recent substance use with clients indicates continuing elevated risk for those entering sex work at these early ages. Early and forced substance use at entry may underlie the elevated risk of HIV infection consistently observed among this population.