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Dangerous Liaisons: Substance Abuse and Sex


  Author: The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
Publisher: The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
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Document Date:                  December 01, 1999
Category: Sexuality > Prostitution
Related Categories:
Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Sexual Activity
Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Substance Use/Abuse
Sexuality > AIDS
Sexuality > Promiscuity
Sexuality > Sexual Addictions
Sexuality > Sexual Relations
Sexuality > Sexually Transmitted Diseases
 

This study looks at the association between substance abuse and risky sexual behaviour, especially among children, teens, women and homosexuals.  It discusses the effect of substance use on sexual activity and choices, and finds that substance abuse is related to prostitution, sex offending, sexual violence, unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and rape. 

 

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