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DFSA (drug-facilitated sexual assault)

Sexual assault in which a substance is administered without the victim's consent to induce sedation, incapacitation, or amnesia. Most common substances in confirmed DFSA toxicology series are ethanol and benzodiazepines, not GHB, contrary to popular perception.

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7-AminoflunitrazepamEndogenous GHB thresholdEtizolamFlubromazolamGABA-A receptorGBL (gamma-butyrolactone)GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyric acid)PhenobarbitalPositive allosteric modulation

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