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Article: Drug-facilitated sexual assault on campus: challenges and interventions. (Innovative Practice).
- Article from:
- Journal of College Counseling
- Article date:
- September 22, 2002
- Author:
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The use of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) to facilitate sexual assault is increasing on campuses nationwide. This article provides college counselors with an overview of the use of GHB in campus sexual assault, outlines suggestions for crisis intervention, and discusses the challenges of counseling survivors of drug-facilitated sexual assault.
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The use of drugs to facilitate sexual assault is increasing on college campuses nationwide (Dyer, 2000). Commonly referred to as the date-rape drug, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) is a drug of particular concern to college counselors because of its low cost, accessibility, and ease of use in sexual ...