Pubdate: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 Source: Kamloops This Week (CN BC) Copyright: 2007 Kamloops This Week Contact: http://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1271 Author: Carl Anderson NOBODY CHOOSES TO BE AN ADDICT Editor: Re: Betty Nelson's letter of June 22 ('Here's hoping Mounties maintain pressure'): Are prostitutes criminals or victims of crime? Does Nelson actually believe these women chose to be drug-addicted prostitutes? A couple facts to consider about prostitution: Seventy to 80 per cent of those involved in the Canadian sex industry began as children, and 80 to 95 per cent are fleeing sexual abuse that usually began at home, according to a 1996 study by Kimberly Daum. Carl Anderson Kamloops - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman