LeBeau Marc A
Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Laboratory, Quantico, VA 22135, USA.
Ther Drug Monit. 2008 Apr;30(2):229-33. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e31816791d7.
Reports of drug-facilitated crimes have significantly increased since the mid-1990s. When individuals report that they were robbed or assaulted while incapacitated by a drug, toxicologic testing may be needed to help substantiate the alleged victim's claims. Most often, these cases have involved strong central nervous system depressant drugs, which have the capability of preventing individuals from consenting to the action of the perpetrator or fighting off their attackers. For all intents and purposes, the drug acts as the offender's weapon, so many jurisdictions require analytical proof of its presence for criminal charges of the drug-facilitated crime to be filed. This article provides information on the manner in which drug-facilitated crimes occur, the drugs that are used to commit these crimes, and recommendations to improve the detection of these drugs through toxicologic analyses.
自20世纪90年代中期以来，关于药物助长犯罪的报道显著增加。当有人报告称他们在因药物而丧失行为能力时遭到抢劫或袭击，可能需要进行毒理学检测以帮助证实据称受害者的说法。最常见的情况是，这些案件涉及强效中枢神经系统抑制药物，这些药物能够阻止个人同意犯罪者的行为或抵抗袭击者。实际上，药物就充当了犯罪者的武器，因此许多司法管辖区要求有分析证明药物的存在才能对药物助长犯罪提出刑事指控。本文提供了关于药物助长犯罪发生方式、用于实施这些犯罪的药物以及通过毒理学分析改进这些药物检测的建议的信息。
