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Online Classifieds- use ibis Drugs continued from page 1 Medical labs can’t detect GHB if it has been in the victim’s body for more than three to four hours, ac cording to training information de veloped about the drugs by Los Angeles Police Department Detec tive Trinka Porrata. Though it is currently difficult for a victim of sexual assault, espe cially those instances in which a drug is used, to prove their case against their attacker, a bill cur rently being discussed in the state Legislature would give victims more of a chance. { ( The legislation is a good step for women in Oregon. Causing a woman to ingest a drug takes away her right to control her own body, and women don't know they've been drugged. Vicki Walker state rep., Eugene_^ House Bill 2353 would classify Rohypnol, GHB and other date rape drugs as more dangerous, and classify the crime of causing an other person to ingest a drug invol untarily with the intent to cause harm to that person as a Class A felony. 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Vicki Walker, D-Eugene, a supporter of the bill, said the legis lation would impose further pun ishment on those who use a drug in any kind of assault. “This legislation is a good step for women in Oregon,” Walker said. “Causing a woman to ingest a drug takes away her right to con trol her own body, and often times women don’t know they’ve been drugged.” The Oregon House of Represen tatives passed the bill, and it needs to be passed by the Senate to be come law. Maria Paladino, the advocacy coordinator for Sexual Assault Support Services, said 90 percent of University students who are vic tims of sexual assault believe they were given a drug. “It is a myth that there is only one, or a few drugs that are used in rape cases,” Paladino said. “At tackers will use many drugs that produce debilitating effects, espe cially when used with alcohol.” Paladino also said it is virtually impossible for these drugs, espe cially the more widely used drugs like Rohypnol and GHB, to be de tected, and therefore this evidence cannot always be used against an attacker. Getting justice Paladino said one in three girls in the United States has been sex ually assaulted by the time she reaches 18 years old. According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest Nation al Network, a woman is sexually assaulted every two minutes in the United States. “Everyone knows someone who has been sexually assaulted, whether they are aware of it or not,” Paladino said. McKee said the EPD has not seen any cases where the use of a drug was proven. “There have been cases where there was a suspicion of drug use or the victim reported she was drugged, but the tests are done too late to confirm the suspicion,” Mc Kee said. In Tara’s case, she had no proof that a drug was used, leaving the police with nothing to go on ex cept her word. “SASS hooked me up with a po lice detective who told me we would get this guy,” Tara said. “But when questioned, [the attack er] refuted everything I said. The detective told me it was my word against his.” McKee said if a victim goes im mediately to the emergency room, a detective trained in sexual as sault will conduct an investigation that involves using samples col lected by doctors. From there, a forensics lab will inspect the evi dence and a case against an attack er can be developed from there. However, Dr. Gary Young, the medical director of the Emergency If you have been a victim of sexual assault or want to know how to support someone who has been a victim, call: Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) Hotline at 343-7277 or Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) at 1-800-656-HOPE Department at Sacred Heart Med ical Center, said Sacred Heart does not test for Rohypnol or GHB. “When a patient comes in, the issue is to test for anything that is causing immediate harm to the pa tient and to conduct a rape exam,” Young said. “Usually by the time we see a patient, the effects of drugs they may have been given have worn off.” Students have the option of be ing tested for Rohypnol and GHB, or any other drugs, at the Universi ty Health Center, which sends a victim’s urine sample to a lab. “Obviously, we are restricted by the limited time frame to test for these drugs,” said Cindy Smith, an adult nurse practitioner for the University Health Center. “But when this information is needed in court, the tests are very exact. Paladino said out of the very few people who actually report a sexu al assault, few ever prosecute their attacker. McKee agreed, saying that many cases are handled out of court, and victims don’t always want to pros ecute their attacker. Moving on In addition to living with the ex hausting testing for drugs and sex ually transmitted infections, vic tims also have to live with the intense emotional trauma that a sexual assault causes, Paladino said. Tara spent three months keeping everything about her assault bot tled up inside and blaming herself for what happened. She felt she would never enjoy sex or feel at tractive again, but she has recently started dating again. But what she learned was that talking about her attack has helped her overcome it and allowed others to share their own experiences. “It was the worst three months of my entire life,” she said. “I had to let out what was eating me in side.” Paladino said it’s important to have a strong support network, whether that be through loved ones or support services like SASS. “It’s important to know that sex ual assault changes your life forev er,” Paladino said. “But those emo tions that tear you apart at first will go away. Though the incident itself will always be there, once you take time to heal, you can find strength in your own life.” Editor’s note: The Emerald’s policy is to keep rape victims anonymous. The rape victim in this story has been given a false name. Voice your opinion iv iv iv. daily emerald, com Oregon Daily Emerald P.O. 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