https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62030/archive/files/4ceab0725183e5303173c229f21b34a9.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=uHudj90uPWYJH-%7E3J1otRokSU365x2qPTgVtV31Efgf9eVVIDAVmkuDcAT%7EMkaO8e0k2wETt1Y%7EnJHzHOLps2h6IY59HbAPQFjLqUbkWmgRmK5YFYQhppvlJV5kPhq2JmoiMu4GA0k5yar0LI-gOYdhhYVWIb%7EKumoAFiNcE6n924o7E0%7EBxZJlijpfrH7l%7Ej-WMoynrcp5B4lbGSWJFUsVLskNx2HRy59E2ig-aFP1Ry0NdeKOEKDE6AC6eXvqNqRKSOaAyzqbG2nQRcDGkYuxv3mqOk4qxgepxvoYmSTPm-gLjWKQZzZeZ5H9jzpdzTHWiRLwyVosiiA8v9SAlww__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 2e888a09bea743d2e422472fdb3be1c3 PDF Text Text 4 Dang erous Infor inati on Rape Drug Recipe available on the Internet by Samana Siddiqui A lthough many praise the Internet for the large amount of Information it provides, they are often weary of the potentially dangerous Information at a surfer's disposal, which now includes the recipe for a date rape drug. For the last few months, recipes for the drug GHB (Gamma Hydroxybutyrate) have been available on the Internet. GHB, a sedative, Is one of many drugs used In substance-related date rape or sexual assault. GHB renders its victim unconscious and vulnerable to sexual assault. After the incident occurs, she has no recollection of it. Cases like this have occurred primarily in the U.S., but have also surfaced in Canada, including an incident at McGill. Last October several women were approached at Gert's pub by a man who ofto buy them drinks. According to reports filed later at the Sexual Assault Centre of McGill Students' Society (SACOMSS) after drinking the beer the women began shaking and convulsing. The incident was linked to the drug Rohypnol, also referred to as a rape drug. "Like so many things, Canada is playing catch-up to the U.S. It's pretty unfortunate in this case," said Paul Danylewich of the White Tiger Street Defense. The Montrealbased organisation teaches assault prevention education to female students at various colleges and high schools in greater Montreal and eastern Ontario. "In the last couple of years we've seen it grow and· basically a it's at a point where it's a national concern In the U.S.," he added. "I see it as an emerging threat." The Drug Enforcement adminIstration in the US has seized Rohypnol in 23 states. guy In those types of cases and it probably feels good to have that clarity. But I think the reality Is that most sexual assaults are perpetrated by people you do know." "Giving [substance-related concern about the Issue of Rohypnol-related sexual assault will allow them to see or to Investigate for themselves the Issue of sexual assault on the whole and to better understand it and to do something about it." "Rohypnol rape" refers to the use of the drug Rohypnol or flunltrazepam to knock unsuspecting women unconscious and then rape them. Rohypnol acts as a strong tranqulllzer impairing judgment and motor skills, produdng memory loss and a loss of inhibition. Combined with alcohol, its effects are augmented and can involve blackouts lasting up to 24 hours. The drug is colourless, odourless and virtually Danylewich said he has seen the Internet sites with GHB recipes himself. Moreover, at a recent workshop he presented, high school students said they had also found it on the Internet. llut despite this availability of information, others are not so sure the threat of substance-related sexual assault is as serious as Danylewich suggests. Christina Gravely is External Coordinator of SACOMSS. While she admits that cases of drug-related rape are happening, she says recent attention on it "functions as the myth about the aggressor In the bushes or stranger sexual assault." "It's easy to see who's the bad sexual assault) too much attention is problematic but being aware of it Is Important," she added. "I just kind of hope that In the long run, people's attention and undetectable. Most of the media attention and controversy has centred on Rohypnol. However, it Is only one of many drugs used for this purpose. • 0 Over the decades, alcohol and substances such as chloral hydrate or "Mickey Finns" have been used to sedate individuals for sexual assault. But the most recent threat, it seems, Is GHB, which Is one of the "in" drugs according to Lt.-Detective Steve Roberts of the MUC Police's Sexual Assault Unit. "GHB is the new drug, everyone takes it," he said. The other common drug is Ecstasy. Both cause some form of memory loss, but GHB is much worse. Roberts said people take GHB to loosen up, and it is used at house parties, clubs and bars. "Most of the people take it voluntarily," he explained. But while GHB recipes are easily accessible on the Internet, the solution, censoring them is not the solution, according to some. "You can, from a book in the library [learn) how to hang somebody, you can learn how to make a bomb, you can pick up a chemistry book and learn how to mix chemicals," said lngrid Hein, an Internet columnist with Eye weekly newspaper in Toronto and Montreal freelance journalist. "The fact that it hurts women doesn't lead me to believe we should censor it," she added. "Let's hope people are educated enough not to use it for that purpose." Gravely agrees. "I don't think the Information In and of Itself Is dangerous," she said. "It's the desire to do evil with the Information that's the problem." al Ne-ws Brief s � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coverage from The McGill Daily Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Volume 87 Issue 14 Page Number(s) 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dangerous information: Rape Drug Recipe available on the Internet Description An account of the resource Covers an increase in the use of Rohypnol, a date-rape drug, which started to surface at McGill starting in 1996. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Samana Siddiqui Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The McGill Daily Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997/10/20 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF drug use non-McGill sexual assault Sexual Assault Centre of the McGill Students' Society (SACOMSS)