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Instances of Spiked Drinks Still in the News: Testing for Date Rape Drugs

Instances of Spiked Drinks Still in the News: Testing for Date Rape Drugs

17th Apr 2018

We still read terrible headlines in the news of instances of date rape, many as the result of date rape drugs like GHB and Ketamine. Additionally, we recently shared statistics on date rape. This makes our technology for testing for date rape drugs as important today as it was the day we first introduced our coasters.The Date Rape Drug TestIt is important to have a date rape drug test with you at all times in order to keep yourself safe. The two key drugs used in cases of date rape are GHB and Ketamine (see our note on Rohypnol below). Using our coa … read more

Whitewater police warn of date rape drug

Posted by Jesse Garza, Milwaukeee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel on 15th Nov 2014

Police and university officials in Whitewater are urging people to be cautious when accepting drinks from others and to not leave drinks unattended after charges were issued in connection with the so-called date rape drug.An arrest was recently made that led to a charge of possession of GHB, or Gamma Hydroxybutyrate, according to a news release from the Whitewater Police Department.According to the release, the drug is most often produced in a liquid form and can be mixed with many substances, including water, because it has no taste. … read more

Brown University Student Tests Positive For Date-Rape Drug Following Campus Fraternity Party

Posted by Peter Jacobs, Business Insider on 10th Nov 2014

A female Brown University studenttested positive for a common date-rape drug following a campus fraternity party last month, the Ivy League school announced in a campus-wide email this weekend.According to The Providence Journal, the student tested positive for GHB - gamma hydroxybutrate - after drinking punch at a party thrown by Brown's Phi Kappa Psi fraternity chapter. A second student has also been tested for the drug, and the results are currently pending."GHB is a colorless, odorless drug that can be hard to detect in a drink ... … read more