Article: Date rape drug boom; Durban centre of 'industry'.(News)

Article: STRENGTHEN LAWS ON DATE-RAPE DRUGS
Herald-News (Joliet, IL);  March 5, 1998 ;     410 words ......penalties for using the so-called "date-rape" drugs. We say: Tougher penalties are...penalties for using so-called "date-rape" drugs to commit a sexual assault. A...years in prison if convicted. Date-rape drugs, possession of which is illegal...

Article: Use of date-rape drugs suspected at U. Dayton
University Wire;  March 30, 2001 ;     560 words ......new substances referred to as date-rape drugs. These substances are central...effects. The two most common date-rape drugs are gamma-hydroxbutyric acid...pamphlet published in 1999, these date-rape drugs have been referred to as stealth...

Article: More attackers using 'date rape' drugs
The Independent - London;  February 2, 1999 ;     392 words ......being investigated for using "date-rape" drugs to intoxicate their victims before...first nine months of last year. "Date-rape" drugs, particularly Rohypnol, have caused...on women, men and children. The drugs are usually placed in a victim...

Article: DATE-RAPE DRUGS NEW LAKE COUNTY MENACE | WOMEN DURGGED, ASSAULTED: SEMINAR FOCUSES ON CASES REPORTED TO POLICE, LACASA
News-Sun, The (Waukegan, IL);  December 12, 1997 ;     700+ words ......participated in a seminar on date-rape drugs at the College of Lake County...Force hosted the seminar, called Date-rape Drugs: What You Need to Know.(UNITAL...said they've had cases involving date-rape drugs. Rapists are using the powerful...

Article: Warning over new 'date-rape' drugs
Evening Standard - London;  December 14, 1999 ;     497 words ......issued a warning that powerful "date- rape" drugs may be circulating at Christmas...detectives carrying out research into date-rape drugs, said that in America there were...The memory loss associated with date-rape drugs means women are often unable...

Article: 'Date rape' drugs threaten Southern Illinois U. students
University Wire;  October 20, 1999 ;     610 words ......illegally making the sedative GHB, date-rape drugs were brought to the forefront...Illinois Enforcement Group, said the date-rape drugs are definitely in the area. Irwin...years, and GHB is the most common date rape drug in the Carbondale area...

Article: 'Date-rape drugs' in use in county?
Post-Tribune (IN);  February 9, 2001 ;     437 words ......date-rape situations are the drugs GHB and Rohypnol, which go...Pill," "Fantasy." Are these date-rape drugs in this sleepy little county...confirm the presence of such drugs in the victim's body. Designer drugs can heighten the high from...

Article: HOUSE PANEL HEARS OF ESCALATING USE OF 'DATE-RAPE' DRUGS< POLICE SAY THE DRUGS ARE MUCH MORE WIDELY ABUSED AS A WAY TO GET HIGH.
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  March 12, 1999 ;     375 words ......exploding problem with so-called "date-rape" drugs, witnesses told the House Commerce...public health officials said the drugs are much more widely abused as a...overdoses since 1990 from just one of the drugs, gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB or "Georgia...

Article: pounds 3.95 KIT TO FOIL DATE-RAPE DRUGS; Pub test detects spiked drinks.(News)
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  April 7, 2004 ;     496 words ......McQueen A KIT to test drinks for date-rape drugs could soon be sold in vending...nightspots found one in 12 contained date-rape drug rohypnol. The credit-card...for the three main types of date-rape drugs GHB, ketamine and tranquillisers...

Article: Michigan State U. examines use of 'date-rape drugs'
University Wire;  October 28, 1998 ;     516 words ......Butyrate, commonly referred to as "date-rape drugs" Rohypnol, also known as "roofies...are liquid ecstasy and scoop. The drugs are illegal in the United States...blackouts, so rapes involving these drugs are hard to prove. Kelli Milliken...

Article: WAR ON DATE RAPE DRUGS; EXCLUSIVE Spiked drinks are killing women, say cops.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);  January 20, 2006 ;     318 words ......GOVERNMENT blitz has been declared on date-rape drugs after warnings that sex attackers...the Home Office that the use of date-rape drugs is spiralling out of control...senior Home Office source said date-rape drugs could now be upgraded from Class...

Article: Authorities say use of date-rape drugs on the rise
University Wire;  February 21, 2008 ;     700+ words ......victim, which he said is typical. He said it is possible drugs were involved in those cases, however it is difficult to prove because drugs generally leave the body within 24 hours. K-State Police Captain Don Stubbings said though the three main date-rape drugs are GHB, Rohypnol and ...

Article: Drink coasters that can detect `date-rape drugs' may backfire, drug experts say
AP Worldstream;  October 9, 2002 ;     440 words ......millions of coasters that test for date-rape drugs in drinks. But some experts say...identify just two of the many date-rape drugs _ GHB and ketamine. There are 36 drugs on the street classified as date-rape drugs, too many for police field tests...

Article: Date-rape drugs 'can be detected'
Belfast Telegraph;  February 1, 2003 ;     216 words ......today said they could test for date-rape drugs at medical facilities after it...to carry out routine tests for date-rape drugs. However, police today said that...forensic doctor would check for the drugs in the victim's system. Drug workers...