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Report on assessing the need to reduce drug-related harm among prostitutes who use drugs (File no. 6552-2-371) Health Promotion and Social Development, Health Canada Maggies, the Toronto Prostitutes Community Service Project, 1994 Acknowledgements 1. Background information 1. a About Maggies and the Prostitutes Safe Sex Project 1. b Why a study on drug-related harm? 1. c Funding 1. d How this study was conducted 1. e Recommendations for future peer-run studies 2. Findings: who contributed information for this study 2. a Work experience in the trade 2. b About prostitution and drugs 2. c Drug-use experience 3. Findings: workplace health and safety 3. a Why prostitutes don’t mix drugs with work 3. b Pros remarks on working and getting high 3. c Violence 3. d Pros remarks on safe sex 3. e Ways to stay safe 4. Findings: family issues 4. a Positive and negative effects of families on drug use 4. b Effects of drug use on families 4. c Young peoples experiences with legalized drugs 4. d Alternatives to family 5. Findings: need for health maintenance 5. a Ill effects on health 5. b Relationship of stress to using drugs 5. c Medical use of illegal drugs 5. d Pros remarks on safe drug use 5. e health insurance coverage 6. Findings: reducing vs. quitting 6. a Why some people choose not to quit drugs 6. b Reducing harm by reducing drug use 7. Findings: deciding to quit 7. a Obstacles to quitting/reducing 7. b Incentives to quit drug use 7. c Things that facilitate quitting 8. Findings: treatment experiences 8. a Why some people wont use treatment 8. b Experiences with the Addiction Research Foundation 8. c Experiences with Alcoholics Anonymous 9. Recommendations: treatment accessibility 9. a Programs should be accessible to everyone 9. b More drug treatment programs available in Canada funded by Medicare/OHIP. 9. c More methadone programs 9. d Treatment should not involve going away or being locked up 9. e Shorter waiting periods 10. Recommendations