Coercing or pressuring someone beyond their comfort zone to ingest more drugs or alcohol or different substances than they are comfortable with.Though many survivors have experienced this, for many young people, especially on college campuses, drug-facilitated sexual assault can take a variety of forms.ĭrug-facilitated sexaul assault can look like: The type of drug-facilitated sexual assault you might think about first is the kind in which a perpetrator slips a drug into someone’s drink.
There are two main ways that drug-facilitated sexual assault occurs: 1) when the perpetrator takes advantage of a someone’s voluntary use of drugs or alcohol and, 2) when the perpetrator intentionally forces a victim to consume drugs or alcohol with or without their knowledge. I truly believed that I could go anywhere I wanted and no one would bother me.” How it happens “When I was raped I was 6’4” and 220 lbs. “I’ve been told my entire life that it was impossible for this kind of thing to happen to me,” said Johnathon, a survivor of drug-facilitated sexual assault and RAINN Speakers Bureau member. Drug-facilitated sexual assault can happen to anyone, by anyone, whether the perpetrator is an intimate partner, stranger, or someone you’ve known for a while. You may have heard the term “date rape drugs” to refer to substances that perpetrators use to commit sexual assault, such as “roofies.” Alcohol is the most common substance used to perpetrate drug-facilitated sexual assault. Drugs and alcohol can cause diminished capacity, a legal term that varies in definition from state to state. These substances make it easier for a perpetrator to commit sexual assault because they lower inhibitions, reduce a person’s ability to resist, and can prevent them from remembering details of the assault. What is drug-facilitated sexual assault?ĭrug-facilitated sexual assault occurs when alcohol or drugs are used to compromise an individual's ability to consent to sexual activity. Using drugs or alcohol is never an excuse for assault and does not mean that it was your fault. You are the only one allowed to make choices for your body. In cases of drug-facilitated sexual assault, survivors often blame themselves.
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