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Articles - Rape and Abuse

Date rape drugs: What are they?

Rob June 3rd 2012 01:25 PM

Date rape drugs: What are they? By Britt (Le bonheur*) Sometimes rape or sexual assault is assisted by drugs that are slipped into a drink when you’re not looking. Most of the drugs do not have a specific taste, color, or smell. Therefore, it’s very difficult to determine if your drink has been drugged before you take another sip. There are three well-known drugs that are commonly used: Rohypnol, Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), and Ketamine. Rohypnol Rohypnol (roofies) is a...

Supporting a rape/sexual assault victim

Ellie January 6th 2009 06:27 PM

We used to have this sticky in this forum, and I think it's a very useful one to have so I'm going to re-post it again. The information is taken from ---> http://www.healthyplace.com/Communities/Abuse/lisk/family_friends.htm When someone has been raped or sexually assaulted, they obviously need a great deal of support from the people around them as well as from people like counsellors, the police, doctors and so on. Many people simply do not know how to help somebody through the trauma...

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