It is often hard to tell. Most victims don't remember being drugged or assaulted. The victim might not be aware of the attack until 8 or 12 hours after it occurred. These drugs also leave the body very quickly. Once a victim gets help, there might be no proof that drugs were involved in the attack. But there are some signs that you might have been drugged:
You feel drunk and haven't drunk any alcohol — or, you feel like the effects of drinking alcohol are stronger than usual. You wake up feeling very hung over and disoriented or having no memory of a period of time. You remember having a drink, but cannot recall anything after that. You find that your clothes are torn or not on right. You feel like you had sex, but you cannot remember it.This answer is based on source information from the National Women's Health Information Center.
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