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Patterns of drug use among commercial sex workers in Lahore, Pakistan: findings from an exploratory study
(Types d'usage de drogues parmi les travailleurs sexuels du Lahore, Pakistan : résultats d'une enquête exploratoire)
Auteur(s) :
NIAZ K. ;
Patterns of drug use among commercial sex workers in Lahore, Pakistan: findings from an exploratory study (13-16 June 2000; Baltimore)
Année :
2000
Page(s) :
369-372
Langue(s) :
Français
Éditeur(s) :
Bethesda, MD : NIDA
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Note générale :
In : Epidemiologic trends in drug abuse, vol. 2 : Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group. June 2000., 48th meeting, Baltimore, 13-16 June 2000, Bethesda, NIDA, 2000, 369-372
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Interviews and focus groups were conducted with 50 commercial sex workers in the "red light" district of Lahore. Use of substances - primarily alcohol and cannabis - is part of the "working culture" of these women. Fourteen of the women first used drugs at the insistence of their clients or as a way of "numbing their feelings." Continued use was often attributed to the relaxing effect of the substance on the body and mind, and the belief that cannabis increases capacity for work, performance, and enjoyment of sex. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Regional Epidemiology Advisor for Southwest and Central Asia, United Nations Int. Drug Control Program, County Office for Islamic Republic of Iran, 45 Pardis St., Molla Sadra St., Vanak Sq., Postal Code 19919, Tehran
Iran. Iran.
Iran. Iran.