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Club Drug
Aka: Club Drug, Date Rape Drug, Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault
- See Also
- Substance Abuse
- Sexual Assault
- Epidemiology
- Very high Incidence of use at clubs and rave parties
- Fendrich (2003) Addiction 98:1693-703 [PubMed]
- History: Illicit Uses
- Date Rape (intoxicates unaware victim)
- Used at parties to "intensify social experiences"
- Symptoms
- One minute without symptoms
- Next minute "drunk" with severe Intoxication
- Drowsiness
- Fatigue
- Impaired motor skills
- Severe Nausea and Vomiting
- Dizziness
- Later
- Amnesia of events
- Preparations: Commonly used substances
- Alcohol
- Most common s]ubstance associated with Sexual Assault
- Stimulants (Used as Club Drugs)
- Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or Ecstasy)
- Methamphetamine and other Amphetamines
- Hallucinogens (e.g. LSD)
- Depressants (Used as Date Rape Drug)
- Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
- Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol)
- Burundanga
- Ketamine
- Prevention: Reduce risk of Date Rape Drug exposure
- Do not leave beverages unattended
- At a bar, accept drink only from bartender or waiter
- At parties, do not accept open drinks from anyone
- Be alert to behavior of friends
- Disproportionately inebriated to level Alcohol intake
- Pursue emergency care for suspected drug intake
- Management: Intoxication
- See Unknown Ingestion
- Stimulant intake suspected
- See Sympathomimetic Toxicity
- Resources
- ClubDrugs.Org
- http://www.clubdrugs.org
- NIDA Club Drugs Information
- http://www.drugabuse.gov/drugpages/clubdrugs.html
- StreetDrug.Org
- http://www.streetdrugs.org
- References
- Gahlinger (2004) Am Fam Physician 69:2619-27 [PubMed]