A case in south-eastern France: A review of drug facilitated sexual assault in European and English-speaking countries

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 253-261

  Dorandeu, Anne H ^a   Pagès, Cheryl A ^b   Sordino, Marie Christine ^b   Pépin, Gilbert ^c   Baccino, Eric ^a   Kintz, Pascal ^d  

^a LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Faculty of Pharmacy   (France)

^c Tox Lab: Laboratory of Toxicological Analysis   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Drug facilitated sexual assaults; International case law; Rape

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BROMAZEPAM; CHLORAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; KETAMINE; LORAZEPAM; LYSERGIDE; N,N DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE; SCOPOLAMINE; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

ARTICLE; DRUG DETERMINATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FRANCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PUNISHMENT; RAPE; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BENZODIAZEPINES; EUROPE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; RAPE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33744940820     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.11.013     Document Type: Article

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