Date Rape Drugs
Overview:
Overview
of date rape drugs
http://66.216.123.69/RTC/Rape+Drugs/Rape+Drugs+Overview/Rape+
Drugs+Overview.htm
What are “rape
drugs?” from the Santa Monica Rape Treatment Center.
Certain drugs,
such as Rohypnol, GHB, and Ketamine, are sometimes called “Rape
Drugs” because they can be used as a weapon in sexual assault
crimes. When the drugs are hidden in
a drink, they may be completely undetectable. Yet, they are powerful
and dangerous. They can seriously harm or even kill you.
For more information
call the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center at 1-800-END-RAPE (1-800-363-7273).
Government Resources
GHB
described on the DEA website.
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/ongoing/daterapep.html
Victims may not
be aware that they ingested a drug at all. GHB and its analogues are
invisible when dissolved in water, and are odorless. They are somewhat
salty tasting, but are indiscernible when dissolved in beverages such
as sodas, liquor, or beer.
Rohypnol
and GHB
http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofax/RohypnolGHB.html
Rohypnol can incapacitate
victims and prevent them from resisting sexual assault. It can produce
"anterograde amnesia," which means individuals may not remember
events they experienced while under the effects of the drug. Also, Rohypnol
may be lethal when mixed with alcohol and/or other depressants.
White
House Drug Policy- date rape drugs
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/club/index.html
Rohypnol, GHB, and
ketamine are all central nervous system depressants. Lower doses of
Rohypnol can cause muscle relaxation and can produce general sedative
and hypnotic effects. In higher doses, Rohypnol causes a loss of muscle
control, loss of consciousness, and partial amnesia. When combined with
alcohol, the toxic effects of Rohypnol can be aggravated.17 The sedative
effects of Rohypnol begin to appear approximately 15–20 minutes
after the drug is ingested. The effects typically last from 4–6
hours after administration of the drug, but some cases have been reported
in which the effects were experienced 12 or more hours after administration.18
GHB has been shown
to produce drowsiness, nausea, unconsciousness, seizures, severe respiratory
depression, and coma. Additionally, GHB has increasingly become involved
in poisonings, overdoses, date rapes, and fatalities.19
Non-profit Resources
How
Victims Inability to Recall What Happened Affects the System's Response
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/jr000243c.pdf
A pdf article on
date rape drugs and how the experience affects the victim.
The drugging should
be recognized as a separate and distinct act of victimization in addition
to any other acts of abuse and degradation to which the victim was subjected.
How Being Unable to Forget Compares With Being Unable to
Remember. In the aftermath of rape, most victims suffer acute stress
disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms.
Acquaintance
Rape of College Students
http://www.popcenter.org/Problems/problem-acquaintance.htm
Rape is the most
common violent crime on American college campuses today. This guide
describes the problem of acquaintance rape of college students, addressing
its scope, causes and contributing factors; methods for analyzing it
on a particular campus; tested responses; and measures for assessing
response effectiveness.
Project
GHB
http://www.projectghb.org/
Project GHB is a
source of vital communication as more & more information about GHB
comes to light.
Fact
Sheet on date rape and club drugs
http://www.drugstory.org/drug_info/otherdrugs.asp#fact
This site is intended
as a research source for journalists. It contains a list of links to
other resources about date rape drugs as well as current news stories.
Private Sector Resources
Current
Events- articles about date rape drugs from the zero
http://www.vachss.com/help_text/date_rape_drugs.html
The Zero has established
a "one-stop shop" for purely factual information, so that
those actually interested in the truth can find it.
