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Research Examines Link between Sexual Abuse and Alcohol Dependence

Posted on February 2, 2010 in Alcohol Addiction

It is well known that exposure to severe stress early in life increases the risk of alcohol and drug addiction. However, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that some adults who were sexually abused as children and therefore at high risk for alcohol problems carry gene variants that protect them from heavy drinking and its effects.

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Victim of a Date Rape Drug? What To Do

Posted on July 27, 2009 in Dissociative Drugs

Rape is a terrifying and brutal assault of a human being, whether the victim is a man or a woman, boy or girl, and of any age. The instances of date rape drugs being used for the purposes of committing sexual assault have increased exponentially since the introduction of these drugs (GHB, ketamine and Rohypnol, even ecstasy) to the U.S. in the early 1990s.

Here are the steps you need to take if you are a victim of one of these date rape drugs:

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