Prevalence and Correlates of Sex Selling and Sex Purchasing Among Adults Seeking Treatment For Cocaine Use Disorder

Authors

Emma C Lathan
Judy H Hong
Angela M Heads
Nicholas C Borgogna
Joy M Schmitz

Publication Date

1-1-2021

Journal

Substance Use Misuse

Abstract

Exchange sex places individuals with cocaine use disorder (CUD) at particularly high risk for deleterious safety and health outcomes. A substance use treatment provider who is aware of a patient's exchange sex behavior is better able to provide appropriate screening, care, and/or referral to risk reduction services. However, little is known about exchange sex, especially purchasing, among treatment-seeking adults with CUD. The current study examined the prevalence and correlates of sex selling and sex purchasing among treatment-seeking men and women with CUD (

Keywords

cocaine use disorder, exchange sex, sex work, sex purchasing, substance use treatment, interpersonal trauma

Comments

PMID: 34559026

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