Research Article

Incapacitated, forcible, and drug/alcohol-facilitated rape in relation to binge drinking, marijuana use, and illicit drug use: A national survey†

  1. Jenna L. McCauley1,*,
  2. Kenneth J. Ruggiero2,
  3. Heidi S. Resnick3,
  4. Dean G. Kilpatrick3

Article first published online: 4 FEB 2010

DOI: 10.1002/jts.20489

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Journal of Traumatic Stress

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Special Issue: Psychological Consequences of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

Volume 23, Issue 1, pages 132–140, February 2010

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McCauley, J. L., Ruggiero, K. J., Resnick, H. S. and Kilpatrick, D. G. (2010), Incapacitated, forcible, and drug/alcohol-facilitated rape in relation to binge drinking, marijuana use, and illicit drug use: A national survey. J. Traum. Stress, 23: 132–140. doi: 10.1002/jts.20489

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  1. 1

    Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

  2. 2

    Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, and the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC

  3. 3

    Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

*National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, 67 President Street, MSC 861, Medical University of South Carolina; Charleston, SC 29425

  1. †

    This research was supported by National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Grant #2005-WG-BX-0006 (PI: Dean G. Kilpatrick, Ph.D.).Views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of NIJ.

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  1. Issue published online: 18 FEB 2010
  2. Article first published online: 4 FEB 2010

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Abstract

This study examined the relation between rape and substance use problems as a function of three legally recognized forms of rape: forcible, incapacitated, and drug/alcohol facilitated rape. Data were collected via structured telephone interview within a national household sample of U.S. women aged 18–34 years (n = 1,998). Lifetime experience of incapacitated rape was associated with increased odds of past-year binge drinking, marijuana use, and illicit drug use. Lifetime history of forcible rape and drug/alcohol facilitated rape were associated with increased odds of marijuana and illicit drug use. Findings highlight the importance of including incapacitated and drug/alcohol facilitated rape in trauma history assessments, particularly among substance abusing populations, and have implications for secondary prevention and treatment of women with victimization histories.

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