I am curious about where you are getting your FUN FACT. I am unaware of any government agency or nonprofit or legitimate think tank/research group which collects (or is even capable of collecting) data about the professions/jobs of drug addicts. This sort of research is impossible, not only for logistical reasons, but because it would be a gross violation of….god, the mind reels, all sorts of research ethics. It might even be illegal. It certainly couldn’t be done at a university by a scholar, even on a microscopic level–the IRB would never pass it.

I think you just pulled that FUN FACT out of your ass.

Regarding “putting clients in danger”–well, I won’t go so far as to say “fuck em,” because I’ve had some great ones and they are my bread and butter, after all, but I’ve had dozens of clients sessions with me drunk or high, or use drugs during the session. I don’t care as long as they are functional and behave themselves. I’ve also had many, many clients want me to partake of their drugs with them (I always pass bc I never liked drugs other than alcohol). I bet every SW here has similar experiences.

I myself do not give a fuck if these articles, or any other on this blog, or even the accounts of horror-story sessions that I write about on MY blog (full disclosure: I’m a fetish worker, so I don’t incur as much risk as full-service workers, and I acknowledge that), are used by at trafficking conferences. Many of the people who attend such conferences already have their minds made up, and for ideological reasons (and sometimes opportunistic $$$). They will NEVER accept decrim or even the realities of our lives in SW coming from our own mouths, the people who do SW! They fucking fabricate horror stories (thousands of American children a year trafficked in the sex trade in the USA, for example). They will fabricate horror stories no matter what we publish or do or how we present ourselves. And no account of any sex worker is respected and accepted by the antis unless it’s a “prodigal son” type narrative or lurid lies like Stella Marr put out.

(as an aside,

Yeah, we have a few like that around here, too, but nobody goes to them since there is a methadone detox facility. They really do sound awful.

Yep. I didn’t even do drugs the first 10 years I danced. So how bout them apples?

No. But the detox center I just mentioned counts as medical assistance even though they don’t give sub’s or methadone. Its free and or sliding scale. You don’t get much.

Well, speaking as one “drug using whore” of the many “drugfucked” who I know read this blog, I’m a lifetime supporter of decrim.

Awesome!

So drinking grape juice would be in effect like taking more drugs? Or, rather, taking the same amt of drugs with a slower metabolism? I guess it’s still helpful in that the method may allow some people to save money, but thank you for pointing out the risks.