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Study examines alcohol and nonconsensual sexual experiences

April 20, 2010

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In a study recently ePublished in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, the authors found for women students an association between non-consensual sexual experiences prior to arriving at college and drinking behaviors after the first year of college.  Though the publication reads 2010, the study is based on data collected in 1991. The discussion describes implications

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Forcible, drug-facilitated, and incapacitated rape and sexual assault

April 2, 2010

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A recent study published in the Journal of American College Health shows that alcohol is the most common “date rape drug.”  While there is much attention toward concern about what drugs may be slipped into someone’s drinks, this study found that most rapes of college women were preceded by voluntary alcohol consumption. What are the

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Sexual Assault Histories and Evening Drinking Among Young American Men

February 4, 2010

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In a study recently epublished in the Journal of Sex Research, the authors examined the relationship between sexual assault histories and how much people drank that evening. In examining research it is important to understand how the study was conducted and understand how much we can generalize the findings in order to integrate the understanding

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Coercive Sexual Experiences and Alcohol

January 15, 2010

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Recent articles by highlight the links between alcohol and sexual coercion for perpetration and drug use associated with intimate partner violence. This recent article ePublished in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence examines the role of alcohol experiences on protective behaviors. Prevention cannot be done solely by trying to ensure that potential victims protect themselves. Nor

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Alcohol’s Role in Sexual Coercion

January 12, 2010

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In a study recently published in the journal Substance Use and Misuse the authors explore factors related to sexual abuse perpetrators.  The study examines the role of alcohol while men watched a video in which a young man and woman engaged in consensual kissing and touching and then were asked to imagine how they would

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Can reducing women’s drinking prevent rape?

December 14, 2009

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A new article “Alcohol consumption and women’s vulnerability to sexual victimization: can reducing women’s drinking prevent rape?” in the journal Substance Use and Misuse addresses the thorny issue of the relationship between potential victim’s alcohol use and sexual assault.  While I am pleased to see that the purpose of this analysis is to explore the

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