What to do if you think you may have been drugged

• Get to a safe place.
• Get help immediately.
• Ask a trusted friend to stay with you and assist you in getting the services you need.
• Call the police.
• Get medical care immediately. Call 911 or go to a hospital emergency department as soon as possible for an examination and evidence collection. Most "rape drugs" are metabolized very quickly by the body. The sooner you receive medical care, the more likely it is that evidence can be found that will help you identify any substances used to drug you.
• Ask the hospital or clinic where you receive medical care to take a urine sample for drug toxicology testing by your law enforcement agency's crime lab. Drugs such as Rohypnol and GHB are more likely to be found in urine than in blood. Special tests must be conducted to detect these drugs. Most hospitals cannot conduct these tests at the levels necessary to completely assess if you were actually drugged.
• If you think you may have been sexually assaulted, you should have a specialized sexual assault examination. Preserve all physical evidence of the assault. Do not shower, bathe, douche, eat, drink, wash your hands, or brush your teeth before you have a medical evaluation. Save the clothing you were wearing at the time of the assault. Do not disturb anything in the area where the assault occurred. Save any other materials that might contain evidence of the drug(s) you may have been given, such as the glass that held your drink.
• Call a rape crisis center for support and information. You can contact RAINN at 1-800-656-HOPE and they will connect you to a rape crisis center in your area.