Forcible, Drug-Facilitated, and Incapacitated Rape in Relation to Substance Use Problems: Results from a National Sample of College Women

• NCJ Number: 233017
• Journal: Addictive Behaviors Volume: 34 Issue: 5 Dated: May 2009 Pages: 458-462
• Date Published: May 2009
• Author(s): Jenna L. McCauley; Kenneth J. Ruggiero; Heidi S. Resnick; Lauren M. Conoscenti; Dean G. Kilpatrick
• Length: 0 pages
• DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.12.004
• Grant Number(s): 2005-WG-BX-0006
• Agencies: NIJ-Sponsored
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)

Abstract

This is the first study to examine the relation between rape and substance use problems in college women as a function of three legally recognized forms of rape: forcible, incapacitated, and substance-facilitated rape. Data were collected via structured telephone interview with a large national sample of college women aged 18–34 years (n = 1980). Lifetime prevalence of any type of rape was 11.3% in the sample. Prevalence estimates for binge drinking and substance abuse were 15.8% and 19.8%, respectively. Lifetime experience of incapacitated rape and drug–alcohol facilitated rape, but not forcible rape, were associated with increased odds of past-year binge drinking and substance abuse. Findings have implications for secondary prevention and call for continued differentiation in assessment of rape type. (Publisher abstract provided.)