So says Lauren Casey, a Victoria, B.C., researcher, advocate and former prostitute.
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Myths about the sex trade persist, she explained, because most research into the sex trade has been conducted solely on street prostitution, which represents only 10% to 20% of the industry. The rest is "inside," in escort agencies, massage parlours and on the Internet.
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In fact, Casey said, only a "tiny minority" who get into it are already addicts. While drug addiction is rampant in the sex trade, most prostitutes develop drug addictions after they go into the business.
Her research found that, by far, most women go into it for the fast money, and it's that easy cash that becomes the most addictive part.
But often they turn to drugs as the business grinds them down emotionally and spiritually. Full story...
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