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ants blamed the victim when sexual assault occurred. Additionally, the majority of participants who were victims of previous sexual assault reported that they would make risky choices, including accepting a male acquaintance's offer to help them into their bedroom.
"The findings suggest that many incidents of drugging may be unreported or unsuspected," said Crawford, postdoctoral resident in behavioral health at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital. "College students are likely to associate symptoms of nausea, blurred vision and lack of coordination with drinking too much alcohol, rather than suspect that another drug was unknowingly consumed."
At MU, several programs educate students about the dangers of date-rape drugs and sexual assault. The Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention (RSVP) Center is a comprehensive relationship and sexual-violence education service. The resource center, in collaboration with the MU Women's Center, is driven by the work of four dedicated student organizations: the RSVP Peer Educators, the Greek Advocates, STARS (Stronger Together Against Relationship and Sexual Violence), and MARS (Men Against Relationship & Sexual Violence).
The RSVP Center offers outreach programs for residence halls, fraternities and sororities, classes and community organizations about topics, including rape and sexual violence. RSVP Peer Educators receive training on sexual assault, rape, intimate partner violence, and stalking. They use these skills to educate their peers through programs about issues related to relationship and sexual violence.
"We understand the need for all people to be aware of the potential of drug-facilitated rape and that college-aged women are a vulnerable population," said Sharon Giles, Coordinator of the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center at MU. "The RSVP center educates MU students about prevention by implementing systemic or community-wide change in creating a c
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