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
• Author(s): Jenna L. McCauley; Kenneth J. Ruggiero; Heidi S. Resnick; Lauren M. Conoscenti; Dean G. Kilpatrick
• Date Published: May 2009
• Length: 0 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2005-WG-BX-0006
• Agencies: NIJ-Sponsored
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Award: Drug-Facilitated, Incapacitated, and Forcible Rape: A National Study of Prevalence and Case Characteristics Among College Students and Other Young Women

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.)