Date Rape Drugs

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Date Rape Drugs
Date rape drugs are substances which cause a victim to pass out so they cannot resist what is being done, and they will not be able to recall what happened to them either. Most date rape drugs are colorless, odorless and tasteless or have taste that can be masked so that they can easily be slipped into a victims drink without the victim noticing. Two of the most commonly used date rape drugs are Rohypnol and GHB. There are also many drugs out there which mimic the effects of these two drugs. These drugs were initially used as recreational drugs at clubs and raves, but soon became used to incapacitate victims for the purpose of sexual assault. In most cases the victim will have no memory of what happened, but will have the physical symptoms of having sexual intercourse. Sometimes the victim will intermittently wake up during the assault and have partial memories of it. Either way, the victim usually wakes up very confused and simply assumes that they had had too much to drink and blacked out. Rape victims where date rape drugs were used are even less likely to report the crime than other rape victims. They often feel responsible because they feel as if they simply drank too much, and they can't remember anything that actually happened. The effects of the drugs can also last for a few days after the assault, which causes the victim to not be able to think clearly. By the time they do think to report what happened all of the evidence might be gone making the crime extremely difficult to prosecute.
The major problems with these drugs on college campuses are that many people are completely unaware of not only the effects of the drug, but also that the drug is frequently being used. The drugs can be easily sipped into the victims’ drink without them even knowing. In many instances, victims openly accept drinks from people that they might not even know. This is adding to the problem, because that makes it much...