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What
are Predatory Drugs?
Rohypnol,
Ketamine, and GHB and
its analogues GBL, and BD 1,4 have
gained notoriety as drugs used to facilitate sexual assault, adding an
urgency to law enforcement efforts to pursue traffickers of these drugs.
The Dangers of
Predatory Drugs
- These drugs render
the victim incapable of resisting sexual advances.
- Sexual Assaults
facilitated by these drugs can be difficult to prosecute or even recognize
because:
- Victims may not
be aware that they ingested a drug at all. The drugs are invisible and
odorless when dissolved in water. They are somewhat salty tasting, but
are indiscernible when dissolved in beverages such as sodas, juice,
liquor, or beer.
- Due to memory
problems induced by these drugs, the victim may not be aware of the
attack until 8-12 hours after it occurred.
- The drugs are
metabolized quickly, so there may be little physical evidence to support
the claim that the drugs were used to facilitate an assault.
- Memory impairment
caused by the drugs also eliminates evidence about the attack.
Learn more about
what you can do to protect yourself and those you care about from predatory
drugs at www.rainn.org or
www.911rape.org
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