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Once again, we see a beloved celebrity becoming victim to date rape. Recently, Mira Sorvino -- already part of the #MeToo movement with Harvey Weinstein -- shared that she is a victim of date rape. She did not reveal the perpetrator's name at the time. Sorvino's primary reason for revealing this very personal tragedy was to help bring justice and to protect other women who might find themselves in this situation.According to The Guardian, Sorvino stated, “I am doing it here to try and help, because there are all these survivors out there right now w … read more

Following the #MeToo movement, enforcement of “consent” has emerged everywhere from college campus, our elected officials, entertainers, and even Burning Man. Now, we sell date rape coasters here at DrinkSafe, detection kits for date rape drugs like GHB and Ketamine. There’s no grey line between consent and rape. However, we still feel it’s important for all to understand what consent means. It goes beyond sexuality and into hugging, touching, even exhibiting certain behaviors. So, let’s look at some good rules for consent.Here is a good baseline fo … read more

Stay safe. Do what you can to protect yourself and your loved ones. You can mitigate the risks of date rape with a drug test like those from DrinkSafe. That doesn't mean you're impervious to harm. And as if going through such a horrible experience as a date rape isn't bad enough, it now looks like law enforcement is having difficulties in performing drug tests to detect the drugs in the victims' systems.According to this article at BuzzFeed, hospitals can be limited and may offer tests for sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy, completely skip … read more

Date rape drugs like GHB and Ketamine continue to be on the menu with dealers of illicit drugs, as evidenced in this recent case of a Seattle nightclub. The article mentions the dealer even offering advice on how much of the date rape drug GHB is needed based on body weight of the victim.Our concern at Drink Safe is that these dealers are pedaling these date rape drugs right along with their supply of recreational drugs like MDMA, marijuana, and other psychedelics. That means the dealers are actively pushing date rape drugs and informing their custo … read more

Ever since the movie Elf was released, it has become the favorite Christmas movie for many in America. It has also been part of a relaunch of the famous Christmas song, "Baby It's Cold Outside." But now, some are asking if that's a creepy date rape song. What do you think? Well, we can't ask the song's writer, Frank Loesser, about his 1944 hit. But Newsweek reports that his daughter, Susan Loesser, told NBC that her father wrote the song for him and his wife to sing at parties. Loesser blames the maker of the biggest date rape news of … read more