Beginning of article   In past generations, alcohol and
sedatives such as chloral hydrate were surreptitiously slipped
into beverages to incapacitate an individual; typically, to
commit robbery. In recent years, the idea of slipping someone a
Mickey has taken a new twist with the use of drugs that are more
difficult to detect, cause amnesia, and rapidly impair the
victim (Andollo and Hearn 1997; Baselt 1998; Bismuth et al.
1997).  The victims in these cases tend to describe similar
experiences. They often admit to having had one or more
alcoholic drinks with a friend. A drink is left unattended for a
period of time, after which the victim describes losing track of
events and then waking in an unfamiliar environment,
inappropriately clothed, or with a sensation of having had
sexual intercourse. They are often confused and sleepy for hours
to days following the event.  Although the majority of cases
involve spiking the victim's drink, other scenarios exist that
should also be considered as drug-facilitated sexu