e to provide prostitution might promote rape, and that the spread of venereal disease might be better controlled by registration and health inspections. Still, the ALI did not decide to recommend legalization (Green 196-197).
Opposition to legalization remains high because of the perception that drug abuse is high among prostitutes and that both activities--drug abuse and prostitution--contribute to the spread of AIDS. Inciardi, Pottieger, Forney, Chitwood, and McBride note the mounting incidence of HIV infection among adolescents, especially among minorities and inner-city youths engaged in high risk activities such as prostitution and intravenous drug use (Inciardi 221-235). Kuhns and Heide note that the literature has documented a positive relationship between prostitution and sexually transmitted diseases. Kuhns and Heide found that prostitutes tended to be more knowledgeable than the general population regarding AIDS, though this did not mean they ceased their high-risk activities (Kuhns and Heide 231-245).
Studies in different countries have tried to address the issue of how easily AIDS may be transmitted by prostitutes. Mastro, Satten, Nopkesorn, Sangkharomya, and Longini found that sex with female prostitutes may be the main method of HIV transmission among men in Thai
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