Drug-facilitated Rape
Looking for the Missing Pieces
Published in: National Institute of Justice Journal, Apr. 2000, p. 8-15
Posted on RAND.org on January 01, 2000
In the mid- and late 1990**ưs, ethnographers and rape crisis centers began hearing reports of drugs, often referred to as "roofies" and "liquid ecstasy," being administered clandestinely to immobilize victims, impair their memory, and thus facilitate rape. Two drugs in particular were mentioned: Rohypnol (flunitrazepam) and GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate). This article summarizes findings about drug-facilitated rape learned by researchers at the U.S. Department of Justice in response to a request from the Attorney General.
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