Citation

Shbair MK, Eljabour S, Lhermitte M. Ann. Pharm. Fr. 2010; 68(5): 275-285.

Affiliation

UDSL, université Lille-Nord-de-France, rue Laguesse, 59000 Lille, France; Department of pharmacology and medical sciences, College of pharmacy, Al-Azhar university-Gaza, Jamal Abdl Naser Street, P.O. Box 1277, Gaza, Gaza-Strip, Palestine.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.pharma.2010.05.002

PMID

20849998

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a notable increase in the number of reports of drug-facilitated crimes (DFCs). Usually, individuals report that they were robbed or assaulted while incapacitated by drugs. Most often, these cases have involved drugs that have the ability to produce an effect that leaves the victim in a semiconscious or unconscious state. It is reasonable to assume that the purpose of drug-induced incapacitation is probably largely unchanged with time. This covers the full range of property offences (particularly theft) and crimes against the person. What have changed are the drugs themselves: the number; type; their accessibility; effects and detection. The purpose of this review is to explore the different aspects related to the involvement and use of ethanol, sedative-hypnotics drugs, gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and ketamine in DFCs or offences, which may help people working in this field to expand their knowledge for better understanding of the nature of these crimes or offences.

Language: en