Alleged drug facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) in Northern Ireland from 1999 to 2005. A study of blood alcohol levels

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 497-504

  Hall, Janet ^a   Goodall, Edward A ^a   Moore, Tara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood alcohol concentration (BAC); DFSA; Drink spiking; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID; CANNABIS; CITALOPRAM; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; DIHYDROCODEINE; DOSULEPIN; MIRTAZAPINE; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; RECREATIONAL DRUG; TEMAZEPAM; TOLUENE; VENLAFAXINE;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LEGAL ASPECT; SEXUAL CRIME; TOXICOLOGY; URINALYSIS;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CRIME VICTIMS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 52749088389     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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