Afflictions of the soul

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/09/06/MNG1Q8KH2C1.DTL
by Julian Guthrie, Chronicle Staff Writer

A transgender prostitute who works the Tenderloin has been coming through the doors of the psychiatric emergency ward for 20 years. She is 37 years old, HIV-positive, schizophrenic and uses tremendous amounts of cocaine - her "sex magic." She comes to the ward to crash and get a dose of Seroquel, an antipsychotic that stops the effects of cocaine. Twenty-four hours later, she is rested and ready to leave.

>this article was initially published on September 6, 2004 but was posted on today's news according to my source<