Article: Date rape pills - the new party drug to snare women

Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication.

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Party divas beware! Next time you decide to hang out at a classy lounge, bar, or discotheque, don't just gulp down the drink proffered by your "friend". It could be mixed with a lethal 'date rape pill'.

The 'date rape' drugs, mixed discreetly with drinks, are meant to deaden the senses of the drinker, making them unable to ward off sexual assault.

The drugs make a woman lose her discretionary ability and she falls victim to sexual exploitation, with or without her knowledge.

"A woman loses her ability to make appropriate decisions within a few minutes of gulping down a drink spiked with a date rape ...

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