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Article: Date rape drug use increasing around N.C. State campus
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- University Wire
- Article date:
- March 20, 2003
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(Technician) (U-WIRE) RALEIGH, N.C. -- Heading out to the bar on a
Thursday night may be the ideal way to meet people, but as the presence
of date rape drugs becomes a more prominent threat, it could be a
dangerous way as well.
Date rape drugs, named for their ability to leave victims unconscious
and easily susceptible to sexual assault, include the mixing of alcohol
and other drugs like Rohypnol, GHB and Ketamine. Alcohol is the main
substance most commonly linked with date rape. Its sedating effect
can leave one at risk for sexual assault. The other named drugs pose
other dangers to their victims because they are odorless, tasteless,
colorless, fairly easy to use ...