Slaughter L
Violence Intervention Program, Women's Hospital, University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA.
J Reprod Med. 2000 May;45(5):425-30.
To obtain information about the relationship of alcohol and drug usage in victims of sexual assault, including the newly identified "date rape" drugs gamma hydroxybutyrate and flunitrazepam.
Analysis of urine samples with gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry can identify alcohol and numerous other drugs with a high degree of specificity. This service was offered to rape treatment centers throughout the United States in May 1996; urine samples obtained from sexual assault victims suspected of drug use by history or physical examination were sent for testing at the discretion of the examiner.
As of March 1999, a total of 2,003 specimens were analyzed. Nearly two-thirds of the samples contained alcohol and/or drugs; the predominant substances found were alcohol, present in 63%, and marijuana, present in 30%. A substantial subset of the specimens was found to contain other illicit substances, frequently in combination. GHB and flunitrazepam were found in < 3% of the positive samples. Additionally, over the two-year study period, the use of these two drugs appeared to be declining.
These findings support prior data indicating that alcohol, marijuana and/or other drugs are important risk factors in sexual assault. Continued monitoring of drug use by victims of sex crimes is important, and programs that serve victims should modify protocols to reflect this.
获取性侵犯受害者中酒精和药物使用情况的相关信息，包括新发现的“约会强奸”药物γ-羟基丁酸和氟硝西泮。
采用气相色谱结合质谱法分析尿液样本，可高度特异性地识别酒精及多种其他药物。1996年5月，此项服务面向美国各地的强奸治疗中心提供；根据检查者的判断，将从有吸毒史或经体格检查怀疑吸毒的性侵犯受害者处获取的尿液样本送去检测。
截至1999年3月，共分析了2003份样本。近三分之二的样本含有酒精和/或药物；检出的主要物质为酒精，占63%，大麻占30%。相当一部分样本被发现含有其他非法物质，且常常是多种物质混合存在。在阳性样本中，γ-羟基丁酸和氟硝西泮的检出率不到3%。此外，在为期两年的研究期间，这两种药物的使用似乎呈下降趋势。
这些发现支持了先前的数据，表明酒精、大麻和/或其他药物是性侵犯中的重要风险因素。持续监测性犯罪受害者的吸毒情况很重要，为受害者提供服务的项目应调整方案以反映这一点。
