Hurley Michael, Parker Helen, Wells David L
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, 57-83 Kavanagh Street, SouthBank, Vic. 3006, Australia.
J Clin Forensic Med. 2006 May;13(4):181-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.02.005. Epub 2006 Mar 31.
The files of the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine were reviewed for all cases of alleged drug facilitated sexual assault for the 12 month period concluding in April 2003. Seventy-six cases were identified from a total of 434 (17.5%) cases of adult sexual assault. The median delay from alleged incident to time of examination was 20 h. Alcohol consumption in the hours prior to the assault was reported by 77%. Alcohol was still present in 37% when subsequently examined, with an average blood alcohol concentration of 0.11% at the time of examination. Forty-nine percent reported using prescription medications and 26% reported the use of recreational drugs. Drugs not reportedly consumed by the subject were detected in 15 cases (20%) of the study group or 3% of all adult sexual assault cases. The drugs detected included cannabis (four cases), antidepressants (4), amphetamines (3), benzodiazepines (4) and opiates (3). The study indicates that covert administration of drugs in the setting of adult sexual assault appears uncommon. The true incidence however may be higher (due to non or delayed reporting) or lower (due to inaccurate self reporting of drug consumption) however the frequent findings of high concentrations of alcohol has implications for the health and safety of these individuals.
对维多利亚法医研究所的档案进行了审查，以查找在2003年4月结束的12个月期间内所有涉嫌药物辅助性侵犯的案件。在总共434起（占17.5%）成人性侵犯案件中，共识别出76起此类案件。从涉嫌事件发生到检查时间的中位延迟为20小时。77%的案件报告称在袭击前数小时内有饮酒行为。随后检查时，37%的人血液中仍有酒精，检查时的平均血液酒精浓度为0.11%。49%的人报告使用了处方药，26%的人报告使用了消遣性药物。在研究组的15起案件（占20%）或所有成人性侵犯案件的3%中，检测到了据报告受害者未服用的药物。检测到的药物包括大麻（4起案件）、抗抑郁药（4起）、苯丙胺（3起）、苯二氮䓬类药物（4起）和阿片类药物（3起）。该研究表明，在成人性侵犯案件中秘密投药的情况似乎并不常见。然而，实际发生率可能更高（由于未报告或报告延迟）或更低（由于药物消费的自我报告不准确），不过经常发现高浓度酒精这一情况对这些人的健康和安全有影响。
