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gal under federal law to possesi
or use the drug. The maximun
penalty for selling the drug is im
prisonment for less than one year
Some states, however, have stiff
ened the penalties for GHB pos
session. In Illinois, for instance, pos
session of more than 200 grams o
GHB with the intent to sell the dru|
carries a punishment of up to 3<
0 years in prison.
In cases where the drugs ar
used in conjunction with rapes, pros
ecu tors have been frustrated wit]
a lack of the evidence needed fo
conviction. Date rape drugs are han
to trace because they leave the sys
tem quickly, in six to eight hours
At the summit, university offi
cials expressed their concern tha
the drugs may be circulating oi
their campuses. Northern Illinoi
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- particularly worried given the re
3 cent arrests in DeKalb. One stu
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- en GHB at a fraternity party las
' November and subsequently rapec
said Kathv Swanson, assistant t
" the president at NIU. That case i
h under investigation.
Meanwhile, the university ha
= started a campaign against th
drugs that includes posters in doi
mitories, Greek houses and bar!
"We feel even one incidence c
^ GHB in conjunction with a rape i
r one too many," Swanson said,
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s victims come xorwaru.
"Students need to be more
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resident assistant at Millikin Unir
versity in Decatur, 111. "I hope to
take [this information] back to my
' residents, as well as other students
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Connie Hall, also a resident adviser
at Millikin, said students are
l" slowly beginning to realize the ex1_
tent of the problem with date rape
r" drugs.
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Hall would like to organize some- fr
thing similar to the summit on her d:
campus. The best way she has been c<
able to protect herself from sexual
assault and date rape drugs, she h
said, is by learning as much about s]
the problem as possible. a
"Being educated got rid of the
fear and gave me caution," she said, e
In terms of prevention, the rape tl
treatment center at Santa Monica- a
UCLA advises students to watch a
out for their friends when attend- tl
ing parties, clubs or bars. Friends p
who appear intoxicated or get sick b
after drinking should be escorted p
home or receive medical atten- n
tion, the center says. cl
Students can watch out for o
themselves by keeping an eye on tl
their drinks. Don't drink beverages
that you do not open yourself, don't ti
share drinks, don't drink from a f<
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Students who believe they may
ave been given a date rape drug
tiould do the following, the center
dvises:
Get to a safe place. Ask a trustd
friend to stay with you. Call
tie police. Go to a hospital as^soon
s possible. Ask for an examination
nd evidence collection. Request
lat the hospital-take a urine sarnie
so that drug testing can be done
y a crime lab. Preserve as much
hysical evidence as possible. Do
ot urinate, shower, douche or
hange your clothes and keep any
ther potential evidence, such as
he glass that held your drink.
The center also advises victims
o call a rape crisis facility for inirmation
and support.
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