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Kim Kapaa, Hawaii
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Rape is a violation of trust.  With so-called 'date rape' drugs, rape occurs often when a victim... someone's will.  It is an act done without regard for someone's will.  Rape is not simply sex...
RecallsAustralia Bans Toys Foundto Contain Date-Rape Drug by Brett .. Patient Expert Australia is banning its 2007 Toy of the Year after investigators discovered a chemical coating toy beads can metabolize into the date-rape drug after being ingested, reports Reuters . “Three...
Appalling Post @ Jezebel Re: College Date Rape by Melissa H. Patient Expert , “Date Rape is an Incoherent Concept: Blaming the Victim, American U. Edition.” Located in our nation... that she wants sex, OK? To cry “date rape” after you sober up the next morning and regret the incident...
Date Rape Drug for Fybro !? by Taxingwoman Patient Expert year the person will take a drug that is one of the date rape drugs. I don't know which one...
Can 2LoveMyLips Lip Gloss Prevent Date Rape? by Sarah B. Patient Expert Terry’s concern… I read about a new lip gloss that tells if your drink is spiked with date rape... to make sure it’s not contaminated with Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), a common date rape drug. The idea...
The More You Know... Date Rape Drug Information by Healthy-Clues .. Healthy Living Professional You hear about "date rape drugs" in the news all the time. But what exactly are they? What are they made of? What do people call them? Here is a quick run-down of the three major ones. To help you avoid...
Shocking: New Lip Gloss Prevents Date Rape? by Nicki Z. Patient Expert most commonly used by date rape assailants. Managing director of the 2LoveMyLips Company, Tracy Whittaker... set up to help victims of drug rape, has reported receiving 1,200 calls to their helpline...
Date Rape Drug Sensor Protects Women Against Tainted Beverages by Robyn Nazar, RN BSN for the presence of date rape drugs in beverages. This new device could help prevent sexual assault against thousands of women each year as a result of being drugged. Date rape drugs are a class of medications...
After Prison Rape by Dr. Romeo V. Doctor of PhilosophyHealth Maven Prison rape is a pervasive and serious problem affecting many (predominantly male) inmates... examines the literature on prison rape prevalence, victimization risk factors, and the psychological...
Teaching about rape by Karen R. Patient Expert Rape is one topic that I have a harder time covering than most.  Part of the issue is that I...: Last semester one of my college classes on rape was dramatic and emotional.  Every single woman in the class...

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How can I find a hospital's protocol on how to care for rape victims?
I am looking for hospital protocol regarding the care of rape victims and the performing of a forensic exam (rape kit). Does anyone know where I can find the written protocol for any given hospital? Thank you! rsgoelcrap

Sleep when not suppose to.
I wonder why is it that as soon as I eat I fall asleep feels as if someone has given me a date rape drug thats how soon I go to sleep. I usually eat very late then I only sleep for a couple of hours. Haten that I cannot get a good night sleep at least 8 hours not 3 or 4 here an there !!!!  Sensitive45crap

Scared of Sex
Got a great guy and he knows my past. My father abused me & my Mom. Didn't have sex until 38 and it was a date rape. I was so scared, Just layed they and screamed in my head. No one knew for ages. I'm 58 now. So 20 years have gone by and I'll still scared. He know EVERYTHING. He's gentle, carrying, slow...crap

A Friend Initially Testing Positive
(Gonna try and keep this short) I'm in my 40' s- she's in her late 20's. I have two adolescent children. She had a date rape experience prior to meeting me and recently had her first test (6 mo.) which came back positive. We have held off on any serious contact with us until the test came back (at her choice...crap

i need advice
i was recently a rape victim. the man who raped me was a close freind who is in the army, and so i was able to get him to take an aids test. i had the rape kit done and everything. i am a 16 year old girl and will be starting school soon. the guy who raped me took the test and it came negitive. until i could get the test...crap

Rape Cases Drop in United States
Two government surveys have documented declining rates of rape and attempted rape in the United States. The Justice Department's National Crime Victimization Survey estimates that rape and attempted rape dropped by more than 80 percent from 1973 through 2004, from 2.5 per 1,000 people per year to 0...crap

RAPED AND CONFUSED!! REALLY HARD TO TALK ABOUT IT, PLEASE RESPOND!!!
in March I was raped (I don't want to go into details). 5 weeks later after the rape I developed....S.W RAPED AND CONFUSED!! REALLY HARD TO TALK ABOUT IT, PLEASE RESPOND!!! I'm glad that you were able to send... you to talk with someone about the rape that you experienced. I know it must be hard, but identifying...crap

HELP
i was raped this year. Only recently was i able to have sex with my boyfriend... when we had sex i bled... alot.. no pain just lots of blood. why did this happen? am i ok? candicecrap

was raped 12 years ago
Ok this may be a stupid question but I was raped 12 years ago. I was forced to preform oral sex on him and then he raped me vaginaly without condom. I had HIV test 1 year after the the rape. Should I be retested... and primary doctor have never tested for HIV because I never disclosed that I was raped. I have tried to put...crap

when a girl gets raped when she is five until she is eleven and her o have heimen is broken,now she is eighteen ,why is she so vulnerable to feel like she needs to have sex all the time?
I dont remember being a virgen ever I was raped since I was five until almost twelve ,I am eighteen now ,I WANT To know what is wrong with me ? why do I desire sex all the time ? darcy.czcrap