What's up, people. I'm Garrett Johnson, and you're listening to Consider before consuming, a podcast by Fight the New Drug.

Before we jump into this conversation, we want to let you know that during this conversation,

we discuss rape, sex trafficking, drug abuse, and suicide ideation.

Listener discretion is advised.

Today's conversation is with Jose Alfaro.

He is a victim and survivor of sex trafficking.

And as of late, there's been a lot of talk about sex trafficking.

And the big question is how?

How is this happening?

Some of you might be asking, was he abducted and smuggled into a foreign country?

The answer is no.

He's from Texas.

He grew up in a conservative home and he was trafficked as a minor through a massage business located here in the United States.

Unfortunately, Jose's experience is much more common than some may think.

So let's just jump into the conversation so that we can learn more about the realities of sex

trafficking. We hope you enjoy this episode of Consider Before Consuming.

Thanks for joining us today.

Thank you.

To be honest with you,

it actually,

I find it as a way of healing.

So every time I talk about it,

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