San Antonio Escorts: Testing changes show a more stubborn, wide-spread HIV in San Antonio
January 11, 2012While men are the focus of much HIV-awareness and testing, Lujan, a clinical practitioner at Centro de Vida, works primarily with women. Her specialty is substance abuse and commercial sex work.
“Whether they shoot or snort heroin, or do some crack, we’re not asking the right questions,” Lujan says. We’re talking by phone — she spends a lot of time on the street, and it has been hard to settle on a meeting time. “You need to identify how they’re using the drug. We’re seeing a high use of Xanax, but they’re mixing it with heroin and shooting it. We are seeing some ODs.” As an abuse specialist, Lujan is concerned about the deaths; but there are other consequences. “Speedballs are popular, too. This means more erratic decisions, and users are less likely to negotiate any kind of safe sex when it comes to sex work.” She points out that SA has a high number of sex workers. With the military bases, it’s a garrison town. There are the tourists too, of course.