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ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Date Rape Drugs.” Men Against Sexual Assault.
http://sa.rochester.edu/masa/drugs.php. (4 Mar 2005).
This online publication was a short, but very well laid out source. It begins with a
half page summary of several different characteristics date rape drugs include.
The article explains the physical attributes the primary date rape drugs. The
drugs, which are odorless and colorless when dissolved in a drink, can begin
affecting the individual in a matter of fifteen minutes. The three major date rape
drugs are then listed with bulleted information beneath each one. Rohypnol, also
known as roofies, is a pill that is not legal in the United States, but is used in
other countries as a sleeping pill. GHB and ketamine are also described in the
same fashion. I found this to
be a very credible
site. It is involved with
national
organizations against the use
of date rape drugs
such as the MASA. I liked how
the webpage was
set up due to the organization.
The information
was short and to the point.
The major drugs
were displayed with bold text
so they stood out
on the page making it easy to
get to the
important information. I would
rate this a very
good source.
“Rohypnol: The date rape drug.” BBC News World Edition.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/medical_notes/270247.st
m. (1 Mar 2005).
This news article was very descriptive towards one of the three major date rape
drugs. It focused mainly on Rohypnol. Rohypnol is illegal in the United States,
but is legal in Mexico, and Europe. Rohypnol is mainly used for spiking drinks
and causes the individual to experience states of dizziness and lose of inhibitions.
It comes in a pill form and is odorless, colorless and tasteless when dissolved in
a drink. The article goes on to explain what a person can do if they think they
have been slipped a pill. Once someone believes they have been given a
Rohypnol, there is really little they can do. The drug kicks in, in a matter of
minutes. Cases of sexual assault are often hard to trace back because they
victim rarely can remember the situation that took place. A victim can take a
urine test from a doctor to find if there are any traces of the drug in her system.
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The Rohypnol can have up to an eight-hour effect on a user. The outline of the
website was good for the publication.
I thought the layout of this article was kind sloppy. It jumped around from topic
to topic and did not provide very much specific detail. I liked how it was an
article on one of the three major date rape drugs because it gave me a look at
all aspects of what can be done about the prevention of its use. I would find this
to be a credible source because it is coming from a national news company. The
information seems to follow and agree with my other sources.
Mitchell, Deborah. “A focus on two drugs used to commit RAPE.”
OSU Police. http://www.osupd.okstate.edu/RapeDrugs.htm. (7
Mar 2005).
This article has a great amount of detail and interesting
information on two date rape drugs. The drugs of focus are
Rohypnol and GHB. Rohypnol is legally available in 64
countries and is ten times more potent than Valium. It is
referred to on the street as roofies, rope and rib. Once
dissolved in a drink, it cannot be detected. It is hard to spot
when someone has been drugged because they are in a
state that has similar characteristics to being drunk. The drug leaves the body
system in about 60-72 hours after being taken. If someone suspects they had
been slipped a pill, they can have a urine test conducted. The article then goes
on to explain the date rape drug, GHB. GHB is a clear liquid that can be easily
disguised with food coloring. GHB has a salty taste to it and will turn a clear
drink cloudy when dissolved. Cases of sexual assault on GHB are often a very
horrible experience because the victims have a hard time remembering anything
that happened while on the drug. It can even be hard to remember who the
rapist was. Both drugs are very dangerous and have many harmful side affects.
I thought this was a very well written article with tons of information. There
were also pictures to go along side the article, which kept my attention on the
screen. I think this is a very credible source because the author works for the
Department for Public Safety and has seen many cases involving these two
drugs. Overall, the layout of the article was excellent and it was filled with a lot
of very useful facts about two serious drugs.
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“NIDA Infofacts: Club Drugs.” National Institute of Drug Abuse. 05
September 2004. 4-7. 13 March 2005.
<http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/clubdrugs.html>
This source is one of my more
descriptive sites.
It goes into more detail on each club
drug and even
goes into detail on Ecstasy. I was
unaware that
ecstasy was even considered a date
rape drug.
Ecstasy can be considered a date
rape drug
because it lowers the ambitions of
the user and can
even cause blackouts. It has been
present in many
reported cases of sexual assaults. Ecstasy can be more harmful and have more
severe side effects than the other three major date rape drugs. If a user on
ecstasy does not stay hydrated, they can die because the core body temperature
raises so much. Ecstasy also has many effects on the human brain. If a person
uses ecstasy on a regular basis, the brain can start to form holes in it damaging
the thinking and other aspects of human abilities. This source is very credible
and helpful because the National Institute of Drug Abuse wrote it. Drugs are
what this institute focuses on and I find the information on this page was very
helpful in understating what all my other sources are talking about.
“Date Rape Drugs.” Brown University Health Education.
http://www.brown.edu/Student_Services/Health_Services/Hea
lth_Education/atod/drd.htm. (5 Mar 2005).
This publication gives an overall explanation of what date rape drugs really are.
Ketamine, GHB and Rohypnol are all considered date rape drugs because they
are used to commit a crime. These crimes are usually sexual assault and rape.
When a person intakes one of these drugs, they usually “blackout” and lose
inhibition. All three date rape drugs produce the same kind of
effects and are all colorless and odorless. Victims can have a
urine test to detect if any of the three drugs are present in their
system. All three drugs, if taken in massive amounts or mixed
with alcohol, can have fatal results.
I thought this source was very credible coming from the health
education section of Brown University. The information was
extremely easy to read and understand. It was a short article
with some good information about all three date rape drugs.
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“Date Rape Drugs.” 4Woman.gov. 7 May 03. 1-2. 16 March 05.
<http://www.4woman.gov/faq/rohypnol.htm>.
This source is one of the best I have found so far because it basically outlines all
the main facts about date rape drugs. The website explains the three main date
rape drugs and the ways they can be identified. It also gives the effects and
what women can do if they find themselves in a situation involving any date rape
drug. Some ways women can be helped if they suspect they have been slipped a
pill are tell a friend or someone you know or tell an authority before the effects
take their tole. The website also has a list of numbers where you can contact and
receive further information or have any questions you have answered. This is a
very credible site and is backed by a national organization for women.
Staten, Clark. “'Roofies', The New "Date Rape" Drug of Choice.”
The Emergency Net News.12 March 01. 1-3. 16 March
05.<http://www.emergency.com/roofies.htm.>.
This is a very descriptive website focusing on one of the more common date rape
drugs. It describes the drug known as “Roofies”, or known medically as
Rohypnol. It goes into great detail about what the drug looks like and what you
can expect the drug to come in. It usually comes in a pill form, but can be used
in the powder form as well. It explains a short history or “roofies” and where it
originated. The article explains how the drug can be mixed in with other drugs
such as alcohol and cocaine to give a disguised more immediate affect. It is a
short article, but it is very helpful with information on Rohypnol. I found it to be
a very credible site because an ERRI drug abuse analyst wrote the article and
this field is their job.
“Date Rape Drugs - What You Need To Know About Them.”
McKinley Health Center. 02 April 2000. 1-5. 17 March
2005. <http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/healthinfo/sexual/daterape/drape.html>.
This is one of my most descriptive sources dealing with the three major date
rape drugs again. These three drugs are Rohypnol, GHB, and Ketamine. It
specifically gives street names for each drug and what you can expect each drug
to look like. Street names for Rohypnol include roofies, rope, rip and the sleeping
pill. This is a very good source because an analyst out of a medical center wrote
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it. He goes into great detail on how each drug can be identified and the different
forms they can come in. The article gives medical terms presented in an
understandable format. I found that to be very convenient because I did not
have to stop and look every other term up. This is a very credible site and the
information is very descriptive and informative.
Fitzgerald, N., and Riley K,.J. (2000). Drug-facilitated rape:
looking for the missing pieces. National Institute of Justice
Journal 243: 8-15. 07 March 2005.
<http://www.edc.org/hec/drugs/club-drugs.html>
This is a very large website with many different links to every aspect of a date
rape drug you can imagine. There is a link for the effects, ways to prevent, laws
and several other fields that involve or deal with
any of the three major date rape drugs. On the
webpage, it allows you to pick what you want to
learn about. There is really no need to go
searching through a ton of unneeded information
because it is bulleted into major topics. The best
part about this website it that it explains in good
detail several laws that deal with date rape drugs.
I never knew that these drugs were as serious as
they are. The article I read on this webpage made
me really realize how big of a problem these
drugs are on college campuses. I found this
source to be very credible and very helpful in my
search for information.
“Ecstasy and GHB.” D.A.A.P.:Information on Ecstasy and GHB.
http://www.daap.ca/factsonecstacy.html. (7 MAR 2005).
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This particular source was very helpful on providing more in depth information
about ecstasy and GHB. The webpage first
describes ecstasy. Most users feel an initial
rush with feelings of nervousness, tingling
and an uncertain feeling in the stomach
followed by a warm euphoric glow lasting 4 6 hours, when the user feels calm and
happy. When taken, the effects take between
20 minutes and one hour to appear after
swallowing the pill. The first feeling a user
will feel are 'butterflies in the stomach', a dry
mouth, dilated pupils and various tingling
sensations. Depression or moodiness may
follow in the days following ecstasy use as
well as general tiredness and hunger. Some
women find that their periods become
irregular or stop, while other have found that
their periods become heavier and longer.
Although MDMA does not produce a physical
dependency, some users have become
psychologically addicted to it. In order to achieve the same effect soon after, a
larger dose has to be taken. Any period of abstinence will reduce tolerance and
this builds up very quickly. GHB is a colorless liquid, which comes in small
bottles. The National Drug Intelligence Service reported in May 1994 that
approximately 200 people had received hospital treatment after taking this drug.
None of these cases resulted in death, but it still shows that GHB is nothing to be
taken lightly. It has been sold as a drug that makes sex go with a bang, but
there is no evidence that it can do any more for your sex life than the way
alcohol might "loosen you up a bit". Both of these drugs are nothing to mess
around with and can have serious health risks if taken regularly.
I found this site to be very credible. It was short and got right to the point. It did
not dilly dally around with random statistics or information. I did not know GHB
could be as serious as it is. Overall, this is an excellent source.
Arnold, Ryan M. McGeorge Law Review. LexisNexis (2004).
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/document.html> (4 Mar
2005).
This law review was very interesting to me for many reasons. First, I have never
read a law review and I found it to be very informative. This particular law
review dealt with a ketamine drug smuggling ring. In 2002, two veterinarians
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approached the California Board of Pharmacy with complaints about potential
inappropriate dispensing of dangerous drugs through Internet pharmacy
websites. This basically means that anybody in the animal business such as pet
store owners, could easily access dangerous drugs such as ketamine as long as
they were prescribed for animal use. The California government then uncovered
a veterinarian and colleagues involved in smuggling tons of ketamine into the
country from Mexico. Both the veterinarian and supplier in Mexico were
prosecuted because ketamine is considered a “dangerous drug”.
I thought this was a good law review. Some of the terms got me a little
confused, but for the most part I enjoyed reading about this incident. It was cool
to learn how some of these drugs actually enter the country without questioning.
Mitner, Kevin S. Law Review. LexisNexis (2004). http://web.lexisnexis.com/universe/drugs.html> (15 Mar 2005).
This was a law review that I had an extremely hard time understanding. The
article talks about how a man was accused of giving and individual a pill of
Rohypnol and raping her. The man stated he was unaware and had nothing to
do with the use of the drug. The woman in the case stated that he was the last
man she was with throughout the night and when she woke up in the morning
there was a condom wrapper next to her bed. The man, who was a 21 year old,
claimed he had not even gone home with her and had seen the woman leave in
another man’s arms. That is when the review got a little confusing for me. After
that they started talking about all of these laws that could possibly be brought
into the case. I personally feel the man in the situation was innocent. The court
ruled in favor of the man with lack of evidence.
I did not enjoy reading this law review at all. Half way through, I didn’t know
what the hell was going on in the story. I felt it was very confusing and
disorganized.