ABSTRACT
In the Libano district, drugs were sold in various locales, with the drug dealer generally being the one who buys the pure cocaine in bulk and then mixes it with crushed-up amphetamines and tranquilizers. The situation in 1997 in the Clinica Biblica area appear to be even worse. The transvestites’ consumption of drugs—particularly cocaine, marijuana and crack—is significantly related to the type of work in which they are engaged. One of the most serious problems with substance use in the community is that it causes individuals to take risks and engage in unsafe sex. Both crack and cocaine are used principally to enhance sexual performance or make it possible to engage in sex more frequently.
