Ethanol and drug findings in women consulting a Sexual Assault Center – Associations with clinical characteristics and suspicions of drug-facilitated sexual assault

Hagemann, Cecilie Therese; Helland, Arne; Spigset, Olav; Espnes, Ketil Arne; Ormstad, Kari; Schei, Berit

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2013.05.005

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“…Third, victims in actual cases may be considerably more alcohol‐intoxicated than our participants were and have ingested alcohol as well as other drugs. A recent study by Hagemann et al (2013) measured serum blood alcohol concentrations for real world rape victims who consulted to a Sexual Assault Centre within 12 hours after the assault. They performed back‐calculations to estimate BAC at the time of the assault and found a median BAC of 0.20% (range: 0.04–0.39%).…”

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The Effects of Alcohol Intoxication on Accuracy and the Confidence–Accuracy Relationship in Photographic Simultaneous Line‐ups

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Applied Cognitive Psychology

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SummaryAcute alcohol intoxication during encoding can impair subsequent identification accuracy, but results across studies have been inconsistent, with studies often finding no effect. Little is also known about how alcohol intoxication affects the identification confidence–accuracy relationship. We randomly assigned women (N = 153) to consume alcohol (dosed to achieve a 0.08% blood alcohol content) or tonic water, controlling for alcohol expectancy. Women then participated in an interactive hypothetical sexual assault scenario and, 24 hours or 7 days later, attempted to identify the assailant from a perpetrator present or a perpetrator absent simultaneous line‐up and reported their decision confidence. Overall, levels of identification accuracy were similar across the alcohol and tonic water groups. However, women who had consumed tonic water as opposed to alcohol identified the assailant with higher confidence on average. Further, calibration analyses suggested that confidence is predictive of accuracy regardless of alcohol consumption. The theoretical and applied implications of our results are discussed.© 2017 The Authors Applied Cognitive Psychology Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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The Effects of Alcohol Intoxication on Accuracy and the Confidence–Accuracy Relationship in Photographic Simultaneous Line‐ups

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Applied Cognitive Psychology

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“…A more detailed description of the centre is given elsewhere 23 24. The Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics approved the study.…”

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“…Sociodemographic patient characteristics, such as age, occupation, country of origin (as previously defined),23 vulnerability factors (previous sexual assault, history of former/current alcohol/substance abuse (henceforth called substance abuse), and former/current mental health problems, as previously defined),23 prior coital experience, time since last consensual coitus, prior pregnancy and use of contraceptives, were recorded. Assault and assailant characteristics, including the time of assault, were recorded.…”

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Sexually transmitted infections among women attending a Norwegian Sexual Assault Centre

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“…It is used particularly in the latter population because of its energy boost and increase in libido (Palamar and Halkitis, 2006), as well as to relax (muscles) and give more confidence (Bourne et al, 2014), as well as to facilitate sex-work and 'chem-sex' (Durgahee et al, 2014). GHB, GBL and similar substances have also been linked to cases of so-called 'date-rape' reported by the media, both in the USA, Europe (Andresen et al, 2010;Németh et al, 2010) and the UK, including a recent case where GHB/GBL was administered with the Novel Psychoactive Substance DOC (2,5-Dimethoxy-4-chloroamphetamine) (Bennett, 2014); inaccurately in some instances (EMCDDA, 2008;Hagemann et al, 2013;Sturman, 2000). More recently, the industrial solvent NMP (N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone) or more accurately its metabolites have been identified in cases of sexual assault in Europe (DPA, 2013).…”

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Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), gamma butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BD; BDO): A literature review with a focus on UK fatalities related to non-medical use

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et al. 2015

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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Misuse of gamma hydroxybutrate (GHB) and gamma butyrolactone (GBL) has increased greatly since the early 1990s, being implicated in a rising number of deaths. This paper reviews knowledge on GHB and derivatives, and explores the largest series of deaths associated with their non-medical use. Descriptive analyses of cases associated with GHB/GBL and 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BD) use extracted from the UK's National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths database. From 1995 to September 2013, 159 GHB/GBL-associated fatalities were reported. Typical victims: White (92%); young (mean age 32 years); male (82%); with a drug misuse history (70%). Most deaths (79%) were accidental or related to drug use, the remainder (potential) suicides. GHB/GBL alone was implicated in 37%; alcohol 14%; other drugs 28%; other drugs and alcohol 15%. Its endogenous nature and rapid elimination limit toxicological detection. Post-mortem blood levels: mean 482 (range 0-6500; SD 758)mg/L. Results suggest significant caution is needed when ingesting GHB/GBL, particularly with alcohol, benzodiazepines, opiates, stimulants, and ketamine. More awareness is needed about risks associated with consumption.

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Ethanol and drug findings in women consulting a Sexual Assault Center – Associations with clinical characteristics and suspicions of drug-facilitated sexual assault

Cited by 74 publications

References 27 publications

The Effects of Alcohol Intoxication on Accuracy and the Confidence–Accuracy Relationship in Photographic Simultaneous Line‐ups

The Effects of Alcohol Intoxication on Accuracy and the Confidence–Accuracy Relationship in Photographic Simultaneous Line‐ups

Sexually transmitted infections among women attending a Norwegian Sexual Assault Centre

Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), gamma butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BD; BDO): A literature review with a focus on UK fatalities related to non-medical use

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