@article {Litchfield514, author = {Jane Litchfield and Andrew Maronge and Tim Rigg and Benjamin Rees and Ravi Harshey and Jenny Keen}, title = {Can a targeted GP-led clinic improve outcomes for street sex workers who use heroin?}, volume = {60}, number = {576}, pages = {514--516}, year = {2010}, doi = {10.3399/bjgp10X514774}, publisher = {Royal College of General Practitioners}, abstract = {Female street sex workers in the UK are often addicted to heroin, and sex work may be a result of the economic drive to fund this addiction. This study looks at outcomes of a primary care drugs treatment intervention for street sex workers who use heroin, using prescribed maintenance treatment with intensive health and psychosocial support. Thirty-four sex workers entered the study and 100\% were retained in the study at 1 year. After 1 year, only 33\% of participants were still sex workers. Quality of life had improved significantly and heroin use had reduced.}, issn = {0960-1643}, URL = {https://bjgp.org/content/60/576/514}, eprint = {https://bjgp.org/content/60/576/514.full.pdf}, journal = {British Journal of General Practice} }