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This review describes drug-facilitated sexual assault and drugs commonly associated with it, including benzodiazepines, GHB, rohypnol, and ketamine. It discusses their effects, biological evidence collection, and forensic testing, including the importance of timely sampling and maintaining chain of custody.
This 2018 short communication reviews rohypnol (flunitrazepam), its sedative and memory-impairing effects, and its role in drug-facilitated sexual assault. It also surveys forensic detection methods and the challenges toxicologists face when analyzing the drug in biological samples.
This National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism brochure explains that alcohol can change how medicines work and that medicines can alter alcohol’s effects. It gives examples of prescription and over-the-counter drug interactions, describes possible effects such as drowsiness and impaired coordination, and includes guidance on reading medication labels and finding further information.
