title: [Unusual case of the criminal administration of ranitidine].
abstract: Psychoactive substances (alcohol, narcotics and drugs) are used for facilitation of various crimes, mostly sexual assaults ("rape pills", "date-rape drugs") and/or robbery. The most popular drugs used for criminal purposes are: benzodiazepines, antipsychotic, hypotensive and anesthetic agents. Sometimes, however, other types of drugs are employed. The authors present an unusual, first in the literature, attempt at the criminal use of ranitidine--a popular antisecretive drug (H2-blocker)--as a "date-rape drug". The present paper discusses problems of scientific information flow to the criminal world, easy accessibility of psychoactive agents and difficulties in medico-legal opinion and penal qualification in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Zakładu Medycyny Sadowej i Toksykologii Sadowo-Lekarskiej Slaskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach. rafal-skowronek@wp.pl
authors.forename: Rafał
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Celiński
authors.forename: Rafał
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Skowronek
authors.forename: Czesław
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chowaniec
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects; D019548:Crime Victims; D005260:Female; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000097:blood*; D011605:Psychoses, Substance-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011899:Ranitidine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011902:Rape / Q000517:prevention & control; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D011899:Ranitidine