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Sexually Abused
This is a looked over subject most of the times, because no one wants to talk about it. No one wants to step on someone's toes. WELL THEY NEED HELP TOO. This event changes peoples lives. It doesn't just go away. It's there, but we can help them learn to not let it control them. They ARE FREE and FREE INDEED if they would just listen and if we WOULD JUST TALK and let them know they are not alone. You may be surprised by how many people are actually dealing with this situation!
*25% of victims are 10-14 years; 23% are 9 or younger.
*22.5% of the offenders are family members. Only 8% are strangers.
*25% of sex offenses reported to the police lead to an arrest.
*Stranger sex offenses are much more likely to be reported to the police than family abuse.
*6 out of ever 1,000 10-14 year-old girls are victims of sex offenses which are reported to the police each year.
DRUG-FACILITATED SEXUAL ASSAULT
*Drug-facilitated sexual assault involves the administration of an anesthesia-type drug to render a victim physically inapaciated or helpless and thus incapable of giving or withholding consent. Victims may be unconscious during all or part of the sexual assault, and, upon regaining consciousness, may experience anterograde amnesia--the inability to recall events that occurred while under the influence of the drug.
HOW PREVALENT ARE DRUG-FACILITATED SEXUAL ASSAULTS
*There are no conclusive estimates as to the number of drug-faciliated sexual assaults that occur each year; however, nationwide law enforcement reporting indicates that the number of such assaults appearrs to be increasing. Many drug-facilitated sexual assaults are not reported. Victims often are reluctant to report indcidents because of a sense of embarrassment, guilt, or perceived responsibility, or because they lack specific recall of the assault. Moreover, most of the drugs typically used in the commission of sexual assaults are rapidly absorbed and metabolized by the body, thereby rendering them undetectable in routine urine and blood drug screenings.
WHAT DRUGS ARE USED IN THE COMMISSION OF DRUG-FACILITATED SEXUAL ASSAULTS?
*Sexual assaults have long been linked to the abuse of substances, primarily alcohol, that may decrease inhibitions and render the user incapacitated. In addition to alcohol, the drus most often implicated in the commission of drug-facilitated sexual assaults are GHB, Rohypnol(a benzodiazepine), ketamine, and Soma, although others, including other benzodiazepines and other sedative hypnotics, are used as well. These drugs often render victims unconscious--an effect that is quickened and intensified whenthe drugs are taken with alcohol. A person also may become a victim after taking such a drug willingly. Because of the sedative properties of these drugs, victims often have no memory of an assault, only an awareness or sense that they were violated.
DESCRIPTIONS OF MOST OF THE DRUGS ASSOCIATED WITH DRUG-FACILITATED SEXUAL ABUSE
*GHB-GHB, a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, is a powerful central nervous system depressant used illictly for its euphoric and sedative effects.
~STREET NAMES for GHB~
+Cherry meth +Everclear +Fantasy +Gamma-O +Georgia home boy +Grievous bodily harm +G-riffic +Jib +Liquid E +Liquid X +Organic quaalude +Salty water +Scoop +Sleep +Sleep-500 +Soap +Vita-G
*Rohypnol--Rohypnol is a powerful benzodiazepine--up to 10 times stronger than Valium
~STREET NAMES for Rohypnol~
+Circles +Forget-me pill +Forget pill +Landing gear +La rocha +Lunch money drug +Mexican valium +Mind eraser +Pingus +R-2 +Reynold +Roach-2 +Roaches +Roachies +Roapies +Robutal +Rochas dos +Roofies +Rope +Rophies +Rophy +Ropies +Roples +Row-shay +Ruffies +Wheel +Wolfies
*Ketamine-Ketamine hydrochloride, a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act, is a dissociative anesthetic that has a combination of stimulant, depressant, hallucinogenic, and analgesic properties.
~Street names for Ketamine~
+Cat valium +Green K +Honey Oil +K +Ket +Ket kat +Lady K +Purple +Special K +Special la coke +Super acid +Super C +Vitamin K
*Soma--Soma, a commonly known trade name for the drug CARISOPRODOL, is a prescription muscle relaxant and central nervous system depressant.
~STREET NAMES for Soma~
+D +D's +DAN5513 +Dance +Dans +Danz +Somas DEA Thomson Medical Economics
WHERE DO PERPETRATORS OBTAIN DRUGS USED TO FACILITATE SEXUAL ASSAULTS?
*Drugs used in sexual assaults typically are distributed at raves, dance clubs, and bars, but they are increasingly being sold in schools, on college campuses, and at private parties. Some of these drugs also are purchased via the internet while others, particularly prescription benzodiazepine, are often found in homes. Law enforcement reporting indicates that these drugs are widely available in most urban areas and are becoming increasingly available in suburban and rural communities.
IS DRUG-FACILITATED SEXUAL ASSAULT ILLEGAL?
*Yes, drug-facilitates sexual assault is illegal. Most of the drugs typically used during these assaults--GHB, ketamine, and Rohypnol--are designated as controlled substances under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. The Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act of 1996(Public Law 104-305) modified 21 USC 841 to provide penalties of up to 20 years imprisonment and fines for persons who intend to commit a crime of violence(including rape) by distributing a controlled substance to another individual without that individual's knowledge.
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