Why did he came back to Russia from Berlin on January 17, 2021, after a five-month recovery from Novichok poisoning? Don’t you find that kinda weird?

Of course, but it is the reason why I would not want any woman to be a sex worker in the current capitalist bigoted society.

This is a song from diaspora, it was the soundrack of a movie: Farinaz Be Name Zan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb9uEiduKaw

Sex workers face mortality rates from overdose that dwarf the general population. We’re talking about an external-cause mortality risk roughly 8-12 times higher for these marginalized groups. The direct link is undeniable: studies show a significant history of substance dependence (100% in one cohort) with opioids involved in ~90% of those fatal events. It’s crucial to note these are likely “conservative estimates” because many records don’t capture sex work status.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12405828/

The driving factor isn’t the work itself, but the trauma surrounding it. You see a high burden of PTSD, anxiety, and depression that predates or coincides with substance use. For many, the drug use, especially “polysubstance” mixing of opioids and benzos, is a form of self-medication to numb the violence and stigma

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acps.13559

The overdose is often a direct consequence of criminalization and policing. Research shows that when police target sex workers or create barriers to safe consumption sites, the odds of a fatal overdose more than double (AOR 2.15)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0955395922003668?fr=RR-2&ref=pdf_download&rr=9d06bca97a56066e

Sex workers face mortality rates from overdose that dwarf the general population. We’re talking about an external-cause mortality risk roughly 8-12 times higher for these marginalized groups. The direct link is undeniable: studies show a significant history of substance dependence (100% in one cohort) with opioids involved in ~90% of those fatal events. It’s crucial to note these are likely “conservative estimates” because many records don’t capture sex work status.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12405828/

The driving factor isn’t the work itself, but the trauma surrounding it. You see a high burden of PTSD, anxiety, and depression that predates or coincides with substance use. For many, the drug use, especially “polysubstance” mixing of opioids and benzos, is a form of self-medication to numb the violence and stigma

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acps.13559

The overdose is often a direct consequence of criminalization and policing. Research shows that when police target sex workers or create barriers to safe consumption sites, the odds of a fatal overdose more than double (AOR 2.15)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0955395922003668?fr=RR-2&ref=pdf_download&rr=9d06bca97a56066e

Then why so many sex workers die from drug overdose?

Usually it is who they consider their boyfriend who talks them into performing on OF. It is actually their virtual pimp.

Realistically?

• Housing that doesn’t cost a fortune

• Healthcare that doesn’t bankrupt you

• Food that’s both affordable and worth eating

None of it is futuristic. All of it feels further away than ever.