Abstract
The criminal use of drugs to render a victim susceptible to nonconsensual acts (known as drug-facilitated crime) is not a new phenomenon. Drugs used for this purpose are often rapidly acting central nervous system depressants that may additionally possess amnestic (impairment of memory) and/or immobilizing properties. Drug development in the last 50 years has greatly expanded the pharmaceuticals that have been used for drug-facilitated crimes. This chapter will focus on drugs implicated in drug-facilitated sexual assault that can present analytical challenges: γ-hydroxybutyric acid and its analogs, ketamine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine, flunitrazepam, and the nonbenzodiazepine sedative-hypnotics.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: Critical Issues in Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse Testing
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
