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Substance Abuse, High-Risk Sex, and Sexual Violence: What's the Connection?

(Rowan Frost, Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault , December 2002)

The article summarizes some of the research that demonstrates having experienced sexual violence is strongly associated with later substance abuse, high-risk sex, and other harmful behaviors.
Substance Abuse, High-Risk Sex, and Sexual Violence: What's the Connection?