ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2016
A retrospective and prospective analysis of trading sex for drugs or money in women substance abuse treatment patients.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The Effect of Systemic Racism and Homophobia on Police Enforcement and Sexual and Emotional Violence among Sex Workers in East London: Findings from a Cohort Study.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2022Article
- Let's talk about sex: Discourses on sexual relations, sugar dating and "prostitution-like" behaviour in drug treatment for young people.Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT · 2021Article
- Profiles of HIV Risk, Sexual Power, and Decision-Making among Sexual Minority Men of Color Who Engage in Transactional Sex: A Latent Profile Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Sex Selling and Sex Purchasing among Adults Seeking Treatment for Cocaine Use Disorder.Substance use & misuse · 2021Article
- The Effects of Trauma, Violence, and Stress on Sexual Health Outcomes Among Female Clinic Clients in a Small Northeastern U.S. Urban Center.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2020Article
- Considerations for Implementing Contingency Management in Substance Abuse Treatment Clinics: The Veterans Affairs Initiative as a Model.Perspectives on behavior science · 2019Article
- Risky Sexual Behaviors, Substance Use, and Perceptions of Risky Behaviors Among Criminal Justice Involved Women Who Trade Sex.Journal of drug issues · 2019Article
- Sex under Influence of Drugs: A Nationwide Survey among Iranian Female Sex Workers.Addiction & health · 2018Article
- Overlapping Risky Decision-Making and Olfactory Processing Ability in HIV-Infected Individuals.Clinical and experimental psychology · 2017Article
- Multiplex Relationships and HIV: Implications for Network-Based Interventions.AIDS and behavior · 2017Article
- Contingency Management: New Directions and Remaining Challenges for An Evidence-Based Intervention.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundTrading sex for drugs or money is common in substance abuse treatment patients, and this study evaluated prevalence and correlates of this behavior in women with cocaine use disorders initiating outpatient care. In addition, we examined the relation of sex trading status to treatment response in relation to usual care versus contingency management (CM), as well as predictors of continued involvement in sex trading over a 9-month period.
methodsWomen (N=493) recruited from outpatient substance abuse treatment clinics were categorized according to histories of sex trading (n=215, 43.6%) or not (n=278).
resultsWomen with a history of trading sex were more likely to be African American, older and less educated, and they had more severe employment problems and were more likely to be HIV positive than those without this history. Controlling for baseline differences, both groups responded equally to substance abuse treatment in terms of retention and abstinence outcomes. Fifty-four women (11.3%) reported trading sex within the next nine months. Predictors of continued involvement in trading sex included a prior history of such behaviors and achieving less abstinence during treatment. Each additional week of abstinence during treatment was associated with a 16% reduction in the likelihood of trading sex over the follow-up.
conclusionsBecause over 40% of women receiving community-based treatment for cocaine use disorders have traded sex for drugs or money and more than 10% persist in the behavior, more intensive and directed approaches toward addressing this HIV risk behavior are recommended.
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