Assaults involving drugs seem to be on the rise in the United States. And it doesn’t only happen to women—it can just as easily happen to men! Drugs have earned a more menacing reputation than liquor-induced incidents.

Drugs like gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) amd Rohypnol (“roofies”) are increasingly in the news. They are called “knockout drugs.” The drugs, both highly regulated prescription drugs, are fast-acting anesthetics available on the black market. In high doses, they cause a sudden, deep sleep. Women who have been drugged sometimes remember fragments of the assault and sometimes nothing at all.

Bill Crosby has been accused of drugging and raping women over a period of decades using date-rape drugs.

Women have been told of being dosed by dates, by strangers at parties and by bartenders. Many parents and campus counselors warn young women to watch not only their drinking but their drinks—and never to let them leave their hand. This applies to men and young men also!

Yes, a person has to be “sick” to do something like this, but there are plenty of “sick” people out there looking for their next victim.