YAKHAK HOEJI (약학회지)

The Pharmaceutical Society of Korea (대한약학회)
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Eepidemiological Analysis and Toxicological Findings of Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault Cases

약물관련 성범죄 사건 유형 분석 및 검출 약물 경향

  • 최혜영 (국립과학수사연구원 대전과학수사연구소 이화학과) ;
  • 안수연 (국립과학수사연구원 대전과학수사연구소 이화학과) ;
  • 장혜진 (국립과학수사연구원 대전과학수사연구소 이화학과) ;
  • 정수진 (국립과학수사연구원 서울과학수사연구소 마약독성화학과) ;
  • 백승경 (국립과학수사연구원 서울과학수사연구소 마약독성화학과) ;
  • 이상기 (국립과학수사연구원 대전과학수사연구소 이화학과) ;
  • 이용문 (충북대학교 약학대학)
  • Received : 2015.08.11
  • Accepted : 2015.10.12
  • Published : 2015.10.31
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Abstract

This paper includes a review of 555 drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) cases analyzed at the National Forensic Service (NFS), South Korea, between 2006 and 2012. The results of toxicological analyses of blood and urine samples were also reported, and furthermore the results were interpreted with respect to the number of drugs detected. The number of DFSA cases was highest during warmer summer months and the mean age of the victims was 25 years, with 48% being between 20 and 29 years. Accommodations or entertainment places were the most frequent place of the sexual assault (57%); and the assailant was a stranger in 72% of the DFSA cases. Drugs were identified in the blood or urine samples in 145 cases (26%) and sedative-hypnotics, such as benzodiazepines and zolpidem, were the most commonly detected, along with sedative antihistamines such as doxylamine and diphenhydramine. The frequent presence of sedative drugs in biological samples tends to implicate their use in chemical submission. However, interpreting the analytical results in terms of voluntary vs. surreptitious administration of drugs requires further detailed investigation and knowledge of the victim's health status and medication used at the time of event.

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