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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

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

Dating apps have revolutionized dating and relationships. They may have also made it easier for offenders to find their victims. We are regularly seeing cases like these (here here here) reported. While data in the US is still scarce, the United Kingdom's National Crime Agency reports the following alarming numbers around online dating in England, which can provide a warning to those in the US:The victims in 85% of these offences were female, 15% were male.Communications of a sexual nature prior to the first meeting in person werereported in more th … read more

We still read terrible headlines in the news of instances of date rape, many as the result of date rape drugs like GHB and Ketamine. Additionally, we recently shared statistics on date rape. This makes our technology for testing for date rape drugs as important today as it was the day we first introduced our coasters.The Date Rape Drug TestIt is important to have a date rape drug test with you at all times in order to keep yourself safe. The two key drugs used in cases of date rape are GHB and Ketamine (see our note on Rohypnol below). Using our coa … read more