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According to this site, "Washington is spending $2.6 million training Chinese prostitutes to drink more responsibly on the job." Is this true, and, if so, what program are they referencing?

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Out of curiosity, why the downvotes? – jrdioko Oct 1 '11 at 1:10
Is it so hard to have them drink responsibly? And are they such bad drunks? They must get very annoying though, but Washington guys should just give a try to a different country nerby, like Japan. – Camilo Martin Apr 16 at 10:30
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"[T]raining...to drink more responsibly," is not an accurate summary of the grant's use, as the summary does not include the central topic of the grant, which was the study of and mitigation of AIDS transmission.

Dr. Li’s project will develop, implement and evaluate a venue-based alcohol and HIV risk reduction intervention center for establishment-based female sex workers in Guangxi, China. "

http://prognosis.med.wayne.edu/article/grant-allows-research-to-study-link-between-alcohol-abuse-and-spread-of-hiv

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I've removed all comments, the political aspect is completely off-topic here. – Fabian♦ Oct 3 '11 at 9:41
The alcohol reduction portion will be interesting, since most Asians lack the ability to metabolize alcohol efficiently - which is why they get drunk quicker. – Darwy Nov 2 '11 at 20:43
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