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| Date Rape Drugs: |
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is used most often in drug facilitated assault. A date rape drug such
as Rohypnol or GHB can be unobtrusively slipped into a drink. It is
colorless, odorless and tasteless after it dissolves, and it can take
effect quickly, causing physical weakness and helplessness, and can
render you unconscious. In an incapacitated state, you would be unable
to escape or resist a rape or to call for help. If you are sexually
assaulted under the influence of these drugs, you may not recall it
afterwards, or may only remember slight details, because they can cause
amnesia. These drugs increase your risk of sexual assault, sexual abuse
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| Be Aware: |
- Never leave drinks unattended
- Never accept drinks in open containers
- Do not take drinks from a punch bowl
- Watch the person preparing your drinks
- Don't accept drinks from strangers
- Pills or liquid slipped into drinks my be colorless, odorless and tasteless
- Drugs take effect in 15 minutes of ingestion
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| Get Help Immediately if You Feel: |
- Much more intoxicated than your usual response to the amount of alcohol consumed
- Extremely nauseous or dizzy
- Loss of peripheral vision
- Heaviness in arms and legs
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| GET TO A SAFE PLACE |
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| If You Believe Someone Has Been Drugged: |
- Get him or her immediate medical attention
- Do not leave him or her alone for any reason
- Keep his or her beverage for drug testing
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Using date rape drugs in the commission of a sexual assault is a first-degree crime and constitutes aggravated sexual assault.
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