Titre : | Ecstasy (MDMA), methamphetamine and date rape (drug-facilitated sexual assault) : a consideration of the issues (2006) |
Titre traduit : | (Ecstasy (MDMA), méthamphétamine et viol (abus sexuel facilité par une drogue) : une prise en compte des problèmes) |
Auteurs : | K. L. R. JANSEN ; PHIL D. ; THERON L. |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (Vol.38 n°1, 2006) |
Article en page(s) : | 1-12 |
Note générale : |
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2006, 38, (1), 1-12 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés MDMA-ECSTASY ; SOUMISSION CHIMIQUE ; METHAMPHETAMINE ; GHB ; KETAMINE ; SEXUALITE ; MESUSAGE ; MEDIA |
Résumé : |
ENGLISH : The term "date rape drug" has traditionally been applied by the media to powerful sedatives, such as gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), which can render a person unconscious and hence unable to resist and/or recall an assault. However, some law enforcement agents and others have recently obtained convictions by arguing that the empathy-generating and sensual effects of MDMA, and an occasional increase in disinhibition and sexual desire linked with methamphetamine use, remove a person's ability to give a reasoned consent, turning the person into "a helpless slave" to their own sexual desires and those of the alleged perpetrator. The argument holds that the victim becomes part of the assault because they may appear to be cooperating and colluding with activity which they would not have consented to without taking these drugs. This interpretation of the term "date rape" has been fed by data that sometimes finds MDMA and amphetamines in samples taken from sexual assault victims, and hence these prosecutions sometimes rely on expert testimony from toxicologists, pathologists and police officers rather than psychologists and psychiatrists who are expert in the human effects of these drugs. Some of those in the latter group have dismissed claims that MDMA is an aphrodisiac or a date rape drug as myths propagated by the media. In this article, these arguments and their respective strengths and weaknesses will be examined to assist professionals and others who may become involved in these cases. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Sous-type de document : | Revue de la littérature / Literature review |
Refs biblio. : | 50 |
Affiliation : |
Consultant psychiatrist, Auckland Hospital Auckland. Emergency medicine consultant, Emergency Medicine Department, Auckland Hospital Auckland Nouvelle Zélande. New Zealand. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 1301527 |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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