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Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault / Documentary Video

1 March, 2010
Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault / Documentary Video. From the public domain. 29/10/09. More than once a minute, 78 times an hour, or 1,871 times a day, someone in the United States is a victim of sexual assault. Many of those assaults are drug-facilitated. Intoxication or being under the influence of another drug does not constitute consent and far too often, a person will wake up in an unknown place and not know what happened to him/her. Investigators need to know how to recognize the signs of a drugged person who may have been sexually assaulted. During this hour-long broadcast, learn how to identify if someone has been drugged. Also, find out how to differentiate between a possible drugging, intoxication, and someone trying to falsify a story. See how to you might be able to prevent an assault from happening in the first place. Learn how many prescription and over-the-counter medications react negatively with alcohol, and may cause severe impairment. The Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training (MCTFT) program provides unique, tuition-free, courses covering all aspects of counterdrug law enforcement and training support for community anti-drug coalitions. The program is a federally funded partnership through the Department of Defense between the Florida National Guard and St. Petersburg College. The program is nationally responsive and is located at the Southeastern Public Safety Institute (SEPSI) of St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg, Florida. SEPSI is a state-of-the-art facility with a wide variety of special features to enhance the training received. In all courses, the safety of law enforcement, military, and civilian lives is of paramount importance. Since its inception in 1993, MCTFT has trained more than 1,000,000 students throughout the 50 states and four U.S. territories by instructor-led classes, satellite-based training programs, CD-ROM independent study courses, and online eDrug training courses. MCTFT employs 40 professional trainers, coordinators and staff at the SEPSI site in St. Petersburg, Florida. In addition, MCTFT partnerships with local, state, and federal organizations strengthen our ability to provide the highest quality training available today. Watch video

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