Thursday 16 April 2009

Date Rape Drug

There are two drugs known as date-rape drugs, GHB (also known as gamma-hydroxybutyric acid) and benzodiazepines (also known as Rohypnol or roofies). GHB is odorless and invisible when dissolved in water, although it does have a saltish taste to it, however, when dissolved in soft drinks and alcohol it is undetectable. Rohypnol quickens the time it takes the victim to become drunk and helps them stay that way longer. 1,000 women in Britain have reported being raped while drugged, however due to the difficulty of proving a crime that the victim cannot remember; there have been little successful prosecutions. Both men and women need to be wearly when offered a drink from a stranger and more importantly keep their drinks with them at all times.

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