One in six women and one in 19 men will experience stalking in their lifetimes. Stalking is a pattern of watching or contacting that causes the person being stalked to feel afraid for their privacy, safety, and their life.
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“Bath Salts”: A Very Dangerous Designer Drug
“Bath salts,” a new designer drug gaining popularity, are central nervous system stimulants that can lead to serious, sometimes permanent or fatal reactions in users.
Read More »Emergency Contraception & Sexual Assault: Why Compassionate Care Should Be a Standard of Care
The Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies (CARE) Act of 2009 (H.R.1236) and the Prevention First Act of 2009 (H.R.463/S.21) were introduced in Congress in early 2009. The sole purpose of the CARE Act, and one of several goals of the Prevention First Act, would be to direct hospitals and emergency medicine facilities that receive federal funding to inform all women who have been sexually assaulted about emergency contraception (also known as the “morning after pill” or “Plan B”) and to make it available to them, regardless of their ability to pay.
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Sexual assault is one of the most underreported crimes in the United States, with researchers estimating that more than half of all sexual assaults and rapes going unreported.
Read More »Teen Pregnancy and Foster Care
Teen pregnancy is more prevalent in teenage girls that are in foster care vs girls that are not. Why are these teens at such high risk for pregnancy?
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