Date Rape Drugs
The issue of substances used to facilitate date rape is one that deserves a great deal of attention. Over the years, there has been a dramatic increase in reports of drug misuse leading to sexual assault. It is necessary for everyone to be aware of the general threat of substance misuse and what to do if they think that they have been drugged. It is also important that people know how to keep a look out for drinks that have been tampered with so that they can take the appropriate measures to make sure that these drinks are not consumed. For these reasons, I believe that a health promotion program needs to be planned and implemented to address these issues and combat the problem of date rape. I have planned a program which follows the Comprehensive Health Education Model and which is grounded in the Social Cognitive Theory. It is based on extensive research that I have summarized below on the topic of date rape drugs and their effects.Sedating substances are used to enhance the effects of alcohol and/or other drugs and to diminish inhibitions. Although there are many sedating substances linked with date rape, my research will focus on the two main drugs associated with this topic, GHB
Schwartz, H., Richard., Weaver, B., Andrea. (1998). Rohypnol, The Date Rape Drug. Clinical Pediatrics, Volume 37 (5), 321. McKenzie, F., James., Smeltzer, L., Jan. (1997). Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Health Promotion Programs. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon. 3. Eat a good amount of food before consuming alcohol. A full stomach may help curb sedating effects. It is essential that these strategies be brought to the attention of the target population. At this point, before proceeding to the next step, I will conduct a pre-test. Perhaps we could present to a group of 10-12 students who may include friends or siblings of members of the planning committee and get their suggestions and feedback so that we can improve our program. When this is completed and we feel that the program is strong, we must make sure we have the appropriate resources to make the program available. For this, I would need to contact the stakeholders. These are members of Boards of education, the Ministry of Health and the heads of universities and colleges. I will then present my program rationale. Due to lack of space, I will not be able to discuss my rationale in this paper. If my rationale is accepted, and the stakeholders provide me with the funding for this program, I can proceed with the plan of action. I will ask the stakeholders to arrange a time and place for the program to take place. At this point in time I would create an evaluation form which I will ask each student to fill out after each program to determine its effectiveness. I will then divide and assign certain tasks and duties to my crew members and once the program is organized, it will finally be ready for implementation. As I have demonstrated above, GHB and Rohypnol are very dangerous date rape drugs and everyone should be aware of their effects. The individuals who I believe are at the highest risk of being subjected to this problem, and who I wish to target are highschool and undergraduate university/college students, women in particular. My planning committee will include a faculty member from the institutions that I wish to present at and perhaps a member of the board of education or ministry of health. Since these are the prospective stakeholders, it is important to get members that represent them. I also wish to have students who have been affected by date rape drugs themselves to be presenting the program. Sharing their own experiences as well as providing information on how to stay away from these drugs seems to be an effective method to increase the awareness of the target population. I will also try to include parents of those who have been affected on my planning committee, as they would be likely to offer maximal support and be dedication to the program. The support and commitment of the people whose liv
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