Procurement prostitution

As related prostitution is called prostitution , which is used to finance drug use of or prostitutes.

definition

Procurement prostitution - also known as “drug prostitution” - is a vague, scientifically insufficiently defined term to describe the overlap between drug use / addiction and prostitution. Prostitution prostitution has been largely described until then, but has hardly been researched in detail. In addition, the term “procurement prostitution” is difficult to distinguish from other forms of prostitution because the motives for prostitution often coincide.

In the context of procurement prostitution, drug consumption is not just an accompanying phenomenon, but represents the main motive for prostitution activity. It results primarily from the financial pressure to cover the cost of drug consumption. In this context one speaks of a so-called vicious circle, according to which the lack of funds for drug financing make prostitution necessary, which in turn can only be endured under the influence of drugs.

survey

Estimates of the number of female prostitutes who “buy” temporarily or permanently in Germany are fraught with great uncertainty. This applies in particular to prostitutes who, like occasional prostitutes, usually have no identity as prostitutes, avoid state institutions and want to remain undetected as far as possible. The surveys (by the Berlin Institute Intersofia, 1991) of more than 2000 drug users showed that around 40% of them “buy” at least temporarily, which would result in around 5000–8000 female drug-addicted prostitutes for the old federal states.

causes

Prostitution prostitution often comes at the end of a drug career. When the consumption of an addictive substance has reached a level that cannot be financed with normal gainful employment or government benefits, prostitution, along with criminal activities, is a way of obtaining cash in the short term. The danger for those affected is that they often have to pursue their money-making activities under intense addictive pressure and are thus susceptible to blackmail. The also know the free , the look on the drug line for prostitutes and try therefore often negotiate unprotected sex or lower prices.

STDs

The risk of HIV infection or other sexually transmitted diseases in the area of ​​drug-related prostitution is increased through syringe exchange or collective syringe use and unprotected sexual intercourse . In addition, cocaine use can negatively affect the prostitutes' willingness to take risks.

See also

• Drug crime

literature

• Antje Langer, Klandestine Welten - with Goffman on the drug line , Ulrike Helmer Verlag, Königstein, 2003, ISBN 3-89741-136-9 .
• Sabine Weymann, The Influence of Substitute Drug Programs on Drug Addiction with Special Consideration of Procurement Crime, Prostitution Prostitution and the HIV Infection Rate of IV Drug Addicts , Peter Lang Verlag, 1993, ISBN 3631460708 .
• Heike Zurhold, Developmental Trajectories of Girls and Young Women in Drug Prostitution, An Exploratory Study, 2005, VWB-Verlag, ISBN 3-86135-254-0 .

Web links

• Federal Agency for Civic Education - Minor Prostitutes

Individual evidence

1. ↑ M. Grossop, 1994 and B. Powis, P. Griffiths, J. Strang, Sexual Behavior and its Relationship to Drug-taking among Prostitutes in South London. In: Addiction, p. 89, 1994.
2. ↑ Guggenbühl, Berger Subjective risk perception and protective strategies of drug users in prostitution , research report by the Swiss Institute for Addiction Research on Prostitution Prostitution, No. 134, 2001, PDF ( Memento from June 30, 2004 in the Internet Archive ).
3. ↑ Dieter Kleiber: AIDS INFOTHEK 6/00: HIV / AIDS and prostitution. Archived from the original on March 11, 2003 ; Retrieved April 15, 2014 . 
4. ^ Research report of the Swiss Institute for Addiction Research , No. 134, 2001.