PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jane Litchfield
AU  - Andrew Maronge
AU  - Tim Rigg
AU  - Benjamin Rees
AU  - Ravi Harshey
AU  - Jenny Keen
TI  - Can a targeted GP-led clinic improve outcomes for street sex workers who use heroin?
AID  - 10.3399/bjgp10X514774
DP  - 2010 Jul 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 514--516
VI  - 60
IP  - 576
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/60/576/514.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/60/576/514.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract2010 Jul 01; 60
AB  - 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.