Abstract:Drug-facilitated sexual assault is a form of sexual violence against an individual incapacitated by alcohol and/or drugs consumed voluntarily or covertly administered.The purpose of this study was to evaluate toxicological results and the associated demographics of sexual assault-related cases submitted to Houston Forensic Science Center from 2014 to 2020. In total, 1240 samples (1230 cases) were tested during the six-year period that consisted of blood, urine, or both specimens. Blood was analyzed for ethanol… Show more
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