Sexual Harassments Related to Alcohol and Drugs Intake

The Experience of the Rape Centre of Turin

Bibliographic Data

ID15496705
AuthorsBarbara Mognetti (0000-0003-2888-8999, Accademia Albertina delle Belle Arti, corresponding author), Marco Bo (0000-0003-0580-3227), Giovanni Nicolao Berta (0000-0002-3263-9349, University of Turin), Antonella Canavese (Ospedale Sant'Anna), Paola Castagna (Ospedale Sant'Anna), Federica Collini (0000-0003-0599-0931, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”), Veronica Santa (Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga), Alberto Salomone (0000-0002-8501-4799, University of Turin), Sarah Gino (0000-0001-9415-4788, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue22
Pages15090-15090
Publication date2022-11-16
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph192215090
PMID36429806
OpenAlexW4309603537
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited9

A cross-sectional study was conducted that describes the characteristics of sexual violence episodes related to the intake of alcohol and drugs observed among women that turned to the "Centro Soccorso Violenza Sessuale" (SVS) of the Sant'Anna Hospital in Turin between 1 January 2008, and 31 December 2017. Two hundred twenty-two patients were enrolled, 25 of which were minors, 141 were Italians, and most of them knew their aggressor and were raped in a private home. One hundred and fifty-five of them declared to the healthcare personnel to have taken alcoholic substances and/or drugs in conjunction with the event (86 reported having drunk alcohol, 36 having taken drugs and 33 disclosed both alcohol and drug abuse). If the woman knew her abuser, alcohol consumption was described as voluntary in more than 80% of cases, while in relation to drugs the consumption was equally voluntary or fraudulent. About 73% of women who reported having drunk alcohol just had amnesia or amnesia related to other symptoms, while amnesia was present in about 63% of women who reported only drug use. Physicians observed physical injuries on 156 women. Patients who reported to have assumed alcohol presented a significantly higher risk to suffer any physical injury and have a significantly increased risk to suffer injuries to their head and/or neck. The results obtained underline how even in Northern Italy alcohol intake represents the most widespread psychoactive substance in case of drug-facilitated sexual assault. There is therefore a need to promote education and prevention campaigns among citizens, especially among the youngest

Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Alcohol intake · Amnesia · Drug · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Medicine · Sex work and related issues · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies

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