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`GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania
`HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
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`STEVE CHABOT, Ohio
`BOB BARR, Georgia
`WILLIAM L. JENKINS, Tennessee
`ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
`EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
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`CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York
`HOWARD L. BERMAN, California
`RICK BOUCHER, Virginia
`JERROLD NADLER, New York
`ROBERT C. SCOTT, Virginia
`MELVIN L. WATT, North Carolina
`ZOE LOFGREN, California
`SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas
`MAXINE WATERS, California
`MARTIN T. MEEHAN, Massachusetts
`WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT, Massachusetts
`ROBERT WEXLER, Florida
`STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey
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`STEVE CHABOT, Ohio
`BOB BARR, Georgia
`ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
`GEORGE W. GEKAS, Pennsylvania
`HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
`JAMES E. ROGAN, California
`LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina
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`CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York
`SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas
`MARTIN T. MEEHAN, Massachusetts
`ROBERT WEXLER, Florida
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`PAUL J. MCNULTY, Chief Counsel
`GLENN R. SCHMITT, Counsel
`DANIEL J. BRYANT, Counsel
`NICOLE R. NASON, Counsel
`MELANIE SLOAN, Minority Counsel
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`HEARING DATE
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`OPENING STATEMENT
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` McCollon, Bill, a Representative in Congress from the State of Flordia, chairman Subcommittee on
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`WITNESSES
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` Carter, Joye M., M.D., Chief Medical Examiner, Joseph A. Jachimczyk Forensic Center, Houston, TX
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` Doering, Paul, Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Florida
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` Farias, Raul, LaPorte, TX
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` King, John H., III, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement
`Administration, U.S. Department of Justice
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` Stevens, Michael, Detective, Undercover Drug Investigations, Orlando Police Department, Orlando,
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` Carter, Joye M., M.D., Chief Medical Examiner, Joseph A. Jachimczyk Forensic Center, Houston,
`TX: Prepared statement
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` King, John H., III, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement
`Administration, U.S. Department of Justice: Prepared statement
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` Porrata, Trinka: Article entitled ''Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate, Old Drug—New Tricks''
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` Ronald, Ken, Chief, Congressional Affairs, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Dept. of Justice:
`Letter to Dan Bryant, Counsel, Subcommittee on Crime, House Judiciary Committee, dated August 31,
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` Stevens, Michael, Detective, Undercover Drug Investigations, Orlando Police Department, Orlando,
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`House of Representatives,
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` The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 2:08 p.m., in Room 2237, Rayburn House Office Building,
`Hon. Bill McCollum [chairman of the subcommittee] presiding.
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` Present: Representatives Bill McCollum, Steve Chabot, Bob Barr, Asa Hutchinson, Howard Coble,
`and Sheila Jackson Lee.
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` Staff Present: Paul J. McNulty, Chief Counsel; Daniel J. Bryant, Counsel; Nicole R. Nason, Counsel;
`Veronica Eligan, Clerk; and Melanie Sloan, Minority Counsel.
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`OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN McCOLLUM
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` Mr. MCCOLLUM. The Subcommittee on Crime will come to order.
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` In the 104th Congress we addressed the devastating and cowardly crime of drug-induced rape when
`we passed the Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act. By increasing the penalties for the
`abuse and use of flunitrazepam, I hoped we had given some measure of protection to young women,
`particularly college students, who were unaware of the dangers of drug-induced rape. Despite our best
`efforts, however, new drugs which have similar properties as the old flunitrazepam formula are popping
`up at nightclubs and college campuses nationwide. Unfortunately, they are beginning to gain real
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` The Associated Press reported yesterday that two Penn State students were rushed to a local hospital
`after intentionally ingesting gamma hydroxybutyrate, popularly known as GHB. The director of the
`University's Office of Student Health Services was particularly upset, since Penn State's students are
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`orientation, and yet the message clearly did not get through.
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` In its liquid form, GHB is sold by the capful for about $10. It can also be ingested in powder form.
`Either way, it dissolves quickly in alcohol and can take effect within 15 minutes. GHB can cause
`vomiting, dizziness, tremors and seizures, and victims frequently lapse into unconsciousness and require
`hospitalization. Although it was banned in the United States by the FDA in 1990, the Drug Enforcement
`Administration has received reports of GHB being used to incapacitate victims before the commission of
`a sexual assault.
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` How then are young students getting their hands on a drug which is banned in the United States? The
`answer is the Internet. Once again, the Internet is being manipulated by those who would take advantage
`of its wide accessibility and protections of anonymity.
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` The instructions for concocting GHB abound on the web, which is extremely dangerous since the
`drug can be manufactured at home with a few simple products available from hardware stores and
`specialty foods stores. Some sites even offer the visitors an opportunity to purchase any items which
`they may not be able to obtain locally. Unfortunately, this information is usually inaccurate and
`misleading. One particularly sinister web site even noted that GHB was very effective as a precursor for
`sex since it lowered a woman's inhibitions. To me this sounds like a direct invitation for date rape.
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` Like flunitrazepam, I am certain that GHB does have some valuable medical uses. I am aware that the
`FDA allows certain physician-supervised GHB studies to continue in the United States, and we certainly
`do not want to overreact to the issue.
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` The same is true of other drugs which we may be discussing here today, such as the drug ketamine
`hydrochloride, known on the street as ''Special K''. The abuse of ketamine is clearly on the rise. It has
`been coupled in the media with the crime of drug-induced date rape, but little evidence exists thus far to
`associates it with that hideous act. There may be persons who could benefit greatly from the use of GHB
`or ketamine, and, as I always hope, this hearing will provide us with some opportunity to learn more
`about these drugs.
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` We all know rape is a crime of power in which the aggressor tries to exert control over the victim
`through the sexual assault. It is one of the worst crimes which can be committed, and yet, astonishingly,
`the criminal element in our society has found a way to make it even worse. Rape becomes even more
`cowardly when the victim is incapacitated through the surreptitious use of drugs.
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` Today we will hear some tragic stories about the misuse of GHB and ketamine. We will also discuss
`the abuse of flunitrazepam in the United States since the passage of our legislation in the last Congress. I
`certainly hope that the DEA has some good news to offer regarding what effects the passage of that act
`had on the incidents of drug-induced rape.
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` I want to particularly thank the gentlewoman from Texas, Ms. Jackson Lee, for her unyielding
`commitment to this important issue. She is a dedicated member of this subcommittee, and I know this
`hearing is very significant for her.
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` I also appreciate all of the witnesses being here today, to help us think through what response would
`be the most effective and appropriate for Congress to take to resolve this continued and apparently very
`aggressive problem.
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` Miss Jackson Lee, would you like to make opening remarks?
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` Ms. JACKSON LEE. I thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And first of all, let me thank you for
`working so evenhandedly and so closely with me on this particular legislation, and particularly the
`dedication of your staff, Paul McNulty, and the willingness that you expressed in holding this hearing
`today.
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` The legislation we are introducing here today has a great personal importance to me. We are here to
`discuss legislation which focuses on the use of controlled and uncontrolled substances to commit date
`rape. Violence against women is a social evil that we must address.
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` Drug facilitated date rape is just one manifestation of this complex issue. As legislators, parents,
`brothers, sisters, and aunts and uncles, mothers and fathers, we must work to protect our loved ones
`from the insidious harm resulting from the use of these misused drugs.
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` Like you, Mr. Chairman, I recognize that there are those who will argue for the medical prowess, if
`you will, of both the drugs we are concerned with today. But I hope this hearing will help explore those
`questions, and that we will have a full understanding and we will come down on the side of protecting
`the innocents.
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` This issue, and this legislation, is a result of a tragedy which has been carried out in many States and
`cities in our country. The bill I have introduced, H.R. 1530, is named for a young woman, Hillory Janine
`Farias, from LaPorte, Texas, who died on August 5th, 1996 at age 17 from an overdose of GHB. I think
`it was this picture of her on the television screen, showing her as a lovely young teenage girl, that got
`my attention that evening.
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` On the night she died, Hillory and two girlfriends went to a dance club. Witnesses said that Hillory
`consumed only soft drinks while at the club. Not long afterwards, she complained of feeling sick and
`having a severe headache. A friend took her home and she went to bed. The next morning Hillory's
`grandmother discovered her lying in bed unconscious and not breathing. She rushed her to the hospital,
`but Hillory never regained consciousness.
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` Hillory Farias was going to be a senior at LaPorte High School. According to those who knew her,
`Hillory was neither a drinker nor drug user. In fact, she was a clean-cut girl, a model student, a varsity
`volleyball player, and I remembered that most, and a talented overall athlete.
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` Unfortunately, this story is the not so unusual. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department recently
`successfully prosecuted a man and two accomplices for drugging and raping 10 women and poisoning
`six others. Numerous photographs depicting sex between the men and unconscious women were found
`in the defendant's van. On New Year's of 1996, 30 to 50 people collapsed from ingesting a GHB analog.
`Luckily, all of them received medical attention and survived, including a 17-year-old who suffered a
`heart attack.
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` The DEA has been working on placing this drug on Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act at
`the Federal level. Many of our districts have already assigned GHB to Schedule I or II, including
`Georgia, Rhode Island, Illinois, Alaska, Louisiana, Tennessee, Hawaii, and Nevada.
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` After the death of Hillory, in my own State, I decided something must be done at the Federal level to
`combat the use of these dangerous drugs as a tool of date rape. H.R. 1530, the Hillory J. Farias Date
`Rape Prevention Drug Act, directs the Attorney General to schedule GHB as a Schedule I drug and
`ketamine as a Schedule II drug.
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` It also directs the Attorney General to establish programs throughout the country and disseminate
`materials to provide young people in high school and college with education about the use of controlled
`substances in the furtherance of rape and sexual assault, and as well in using it at all.
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` Both GHB and ketamine have been used as date rape drugs, rendering the victim helpless to defend
`herself against the attack and even obliterating memory of the attack. It is responsible for as many as 60
`admissions in the past 6 months to emergency rooms in Houston alone. To date, there have been 16
`deaths officially attributed to GHB use. However, many more deaths have undoubtedly gone without
`notice, since GHB is not part of a standard toxicology screen.
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` Although GHB is not produced legally in the United States, much of it is either smuggled across
`United States borders—and by the way, Mr. Chairman, there are 16 sites in Mexico that are now making
`these drugs—or else is illegally created in home labs and bathtubs by those who can easily access this
`date rape drug recipe through the Internet.
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` Scheduling a drug on the Federal Controlled Substances Act allows prosecutors to all punish anyone
`who uses scheduled drugs in any sexual assault crime to suffer penalties under the Drug-Induced Rape
`Prevention and Punishment Act of 1996. If we fail to schedule GHB as a level I or level II drug covered
`by the Controlled Substances Abuse Act, drug analogs of GHB, which are those chemical substances
`which have almost exactly the same chemical makeup as the drug itself, will take its place on the
`market, leaving law enforcement without legal recourse.
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` Finally, my legislation, unlike that of my colleague, Representative Stupak, will ensure that those who
`illegally possess and/or produce GHB, or any closely-related compound with the same effects, can be
`and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
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` When we balance the pros and cons of this legislation, and I know as a lawmaker and a parent of two
`children that there is always more than one way to look at an issue, we can only conclude that we do
`whatever is necessary to stop both the illegal production and illegal use of this dangerous drug.
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` My legislation also schedules ketamine in Schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act. And as you
`said, ketamine is used as an anesthetic, primarily for veterinary use. It will be able, under Schedule II, to
`be used properly. Ketamine is only available to physicians and not commonly sold as an illicit drug, but
`is only scheduled in several States. And like GHB, ketamine also is used as a tool of sexual assault
`against unsuspecting girls and women. And like GHB, it is equally as important to schedule that drug
`federally so that we can limit the abuse of this drug.
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` I believe we must do whatever we can to stop the abuse of these harmful drugs. I hope my colleagues
`will support this legislation and our efforts to protect girls and women from the violent crime of sexual
`assault through these date rape drugs. I would really prefer to have Hillory alive today, but I hope we
`can do something in tribute to her life and that of her family, and young girls and young boys across the
`Nation.
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` Mr. Chairman, I thank you very much for the holding of this hearing.
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`105TH CONGRESS
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` H. R. 1530
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`To schedule Gamma y-hydroxybutyrate in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act and to schedule
`Ketamine in schedule II of such Act and for other purposes.
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`IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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`MAY 5, 1997
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`Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mrs.
`TAUSCHER, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs. MORELLA, Ms. VELÁZQUEZ, Ms.
`MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. BISHOP, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. STABENOW,
`Ms. MCCARTHY of Missouri, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. BENTSEN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr.
`HINOJOSA, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. REYES, and Mr. SERRANO) introduced the following bill;
`which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary,
`for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
`provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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`To schedule Gamma y-hydroxybutyrate in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act and to schedule
`Ketamine in schedule II of such Act and for other purposes.
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` Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress
`assembled,
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`SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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` This Act may be cited as the ''Hillory J. Farias Date Rape Prevention Drug Act''.
`SEC. 2. DRUG SCHEDULING.
` The Attorney General shall schedule Gamma y-hydroxybutyrate in schedule I of the Controlled
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`Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) and shall schedule Ketamine in schedule II of such Act.
`SEC. 3. EDUCATION AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION.
` The Attorney General shall establish programs throughout the United States and disseminate materials
`to provide young people in high school and college with education about the use of controlled
`substances in the furtherance of rape and sexual assault and shall assist law enforcement personnel in the
`prevention of abuse of controlled substances for such purpose.
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` Mr. MCCOLLUM. Thank you, Ms. Jackson Lee.
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` Does anyone on this side wish to make an opening statement?
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` Mr. Hutchinson.
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` Mr. HUTCHINSON. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will try to be brief, but I do commend you for
`holding this hearing, and there have been a couple of recent Arkansas cases that dramatize the serious
`nature of the crimes in question and the difficulty of prosecution.
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` In both cases that I am thinking of, memory was a very serious problem for the prosecutors in
`handling the case. In one case six women testified that they had been drugged and raped by the same
`man. Samples taken during subsequent physical exam proved crucial to the case, which was otherwise
`hindered by the victims' lack of memory as a consequence of the drug.
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` The many legal and emotional problems faced by victims and the difficulties associated with
`prosecution point up the need for serious penalties for mere possession. The use of drugs such as
`Rohypnol, which was used in the Arkansas cases, make these cases even more difficult because of the
`memory loss. Like the women from Arkansas, victims lose control of their faculties and cannot
`remember the events leading up to the rape.
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` Another Arkansas case was successfully prosecuted because the rapist videotaped his encounters, and
`the tapes were obtained and used by prosecutors to demonstrate the effects of the drug and the
`subsequent sexual assault. Few victims are able to present such convincing evidence, and that is why,
`Mr. Chairman, it is so important that the mere possession of such drugs carries severe penalties. In the
`case that I just mentioned, the victim would not even have been identified without the discovery of the
`videotape.
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` But it is equally important that we extend our discussion of date rape drugs to others that the chairman
`has mentioned, not just Rohypnol but GHB and ketamine as well. Neither of these drugs is currently
`controlled or scheduled in the United States, and this I hope will be discussed during this hearing.
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` So I look forward to the testimony today. I thank you for this hearing, and I think we also ought to
`look at greater education and preventive efforts on our college campuses because of the dangerous
`nature of these drugs. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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` Mr. MCCOLLUM. Mr. Coble.
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` Mr. COBLE. Briefly, Mr. Chairman, I thank you for having this hearing. Schedule I may or may not
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`be the appropriate course to pursue. Hopefully we will know more about this after this hearing. If in fact
`the drug at issue does have some value for medicinal purposes, and I have been told that studies are
`underway to either confirm or refute that, I think we need to be careful in charting this course toward
`Schedule I, given the possibility of that.
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` I thank the chairman.
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` Mr. MCCOLLUM. Thank you, Mr. Coble.
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` Mr. Chabot.
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` Mr. CHABOT. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I also will be brief. I want to thank you for holding this
`important hearing. I share your concern about the dangers of these drugs, and I share your concern for
`the safety of women who have been victimized by these dangerous drugs.
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` These date rape drugs present a real danger to women across the country. In fact, there is currently a
`case in my hometown of Cincinnati where a man allegedly used date rape drugs to attack at least eight
`women. It is vital that we take strong steps to protect them and women like them from these deranged
`acts.
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` Mr. Chairman, as you know, Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies, drug abuse
`prevention organizations, independent studies and media reports have raised serious concerns about the
`trafficking of controlled substances, including, in particular, date rape drugs from Mexico. While
`Rohypnol has been banned in the U.S., many other dangerous controlled substances have taken its place.
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` For example, Texas law enforcement officials, in undercover videotape, have discovered that since
`Rohypnol was banned, Mexican pharmacies have been offering other drugs, such as Rivotril substitutes.
`While this problem is most notable in communities along the U.S.-Mexican border, it impacts
`communities well outside the Southwest. A study in Laredo found that residents of 39 States crossed the
`border and returned to the U.S. with a variety of drug products.
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` Mr. Chairman, Congress has and is continuing to fight the war on drugs to protect our children, our
`communities and our families. It is important that we highlight the danger of these drugs and take
`significant steps to stop them. I know that you share this concern, and I appreciate your leadership and
`commitment in stopping these dangerous drugs.
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` Mr. MCCOLLUM. Thank you.
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` Mr. Barr, do you have any opening comments?
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` Mr. BARR. Just to the chairman for convening these hearings. I would like to also thank my
`colleague from Texas, Ms. Sheila Jackson Lee, for introducing the legislation and providing a great deal
`of support for moving these hearings forward.
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` As all of us here know, we began looking at this matter a couple of years ago, and while there has
`been some progress made with regard to some changes in the drug Rohypnol, it still remains a serious
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` I am looking forward to the testimony today and to continuing to remain in contact both with our
`colleagues that support legislation to address this, and I count myself among that group, but also to
`continue to hear from our colleagues at DEA, which has spent a great deal of time over the past year in
`conducting a very extensive study of this matter; and also maintaining contact with those in the industry
`itself, which I think are, in large part, taking a very responsible attitude toward trying to address these
`problems and, where possible, to make changes to the composition of and the properties of some of
`these drugs so that it makes their unknowing ingestion by other people much less likely.
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` And while all of these things are important, the problem remains for us that there are innocent people
`being harmed and, in some instances, killed in this country through these sorts of drugs such as GHB. So
`I think through these hearings and the additional work that we will be doing, I have every confidence
`that we will be able to craft a piece of legislation that follows on the legislation that we passed in the last
`Congress that continues to fine-tune the concerns that we have to provide for whatever level of criminal
`penalties are appropriate based on sound scientific and medical analysis.
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` This hearing today, particularly focusing on the legislation by Ms. Jackson Lee, I think is very
`appropriate and will be very, very beneficial, and I commend the chairman for holding these hearings.
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` Mr. MCCOLLUM. Thank you, Mr. Barr.
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` We are now ready for our witnesses, and the subcommittee's first witness is Mr. Raul Farias, I believe
`is the correct pronunciation. He may come forward and take a seat.
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` Mr. Farias is from LaPorte, Texas. He is the uncle of Hillory Farias, who, as you heard from Ms.
`Jackson Lee, was tragically killed by the date rape drug known as GHB. Mr. Farias and his wife, Maria,
`are the proud parents of four children. They have been active in speaking out against the drug GHB
`since Hillory's death and have established a scholarship in memory of Hillory. Commendably, they have
`turned their personal tragedy into a commitment to educate communities on the dangers associated with
`GHB.
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` Our second witness is Dr. Joye Carter. Dr. Carter is the chief medical examiner of Harris County. She
`served as the chief medical examiner for the District of Columbia for 4 years, while also serving as
`assistant clinical professor in the Department of Pathology at Howard University and as associate
`professor in the Department of Forensic Science at George Washington University.
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` Dr. Carter is currently assistant clinical professor in the Department of Pathology at Baylor College of
`Medicine and assistant clinical professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Texas. She
`has been published in many medical journals over the years and is a recognized expert in pathology. Dr.
`Carter received her doctorate in medicine from Howard University.
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` Our next witness on this panel is Detective Michael Stevens from the Orlando Police Department's
`Drug Enforcement Division. Detective Stevens has been extensively involved in undercover
`investigations of the Rave drug scene and has conducted training courses regarding the Rave trend and
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`designer drugs for the Orange County, Florida Corrections Department and the Florida Department of
`Probation and Parole.
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` He has testified before the Tampa, Florida City Council regarding Rave activities, designer and club
`drugs, as well as groups selling and distributing them. He has received an Orlando Police Department
`Award of Commendation for his work associated with having ketamine classified as a controlled
`substance in the State of Florida.
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` Detective Stevens is a graduate of the Brevard County Law Enforcement Academy and served for
`more than 5 years in the United States Marine Corps as a military police officer. I have to especially say
`I am proud of the fact he is from my home, Orlando.
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` Our fourth witness is Mr. Paul Doering, distinguished service professor in the Department of
`Pharmacy Practice at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. Professor Doering is also co-
`director of the statewide Drug Information and Pharmacy Resource Center. He is a frequent speaker to
`on-campus groups, helping to educate college students about the risk of using drugs for recreational
`purposes.
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` Professor Doering has been recognized four times as Teacher of the Year for the College of
`Pharmacy, and in 1995 was named to his present position, making him the first distinguished service
`professor in the College of Pharmacy's history to be awarded this high honor.
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` Professor Doering received his B.S. Degree in pharmacy from the University of Florida and his M.S.
`in clinical pharmacy. It is a distinct pleasure to welcome a fellow Gator.
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` You have one constituent and I only have one constituent, but I did go to the University of Florida so
`I claim two of panel. You can claim Dr. Carter and we will be even. How about that?
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` Ms. JACKSON LEE. Yes, and Mr. Farias.
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` Mr. MCCOLLUM. Let me say I first of all want to welcome each of you here. Your complete
`statements will appear in the record, without objection, and I would request that you summarize for us,
`hopefully as briefly as 5 minutes or so, as we have limited time this afternoon.
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` Secondly, I want to say before you commence that I am grateful, as all the committee members are,
`for your understanding today. We moved this hearing, if anyone here in the room didn't know, from this
`morning to this afternoon because of the funeral services for one of the police officers slain here in the
`Capitol, Detective Gibson, and we really appreciate your indulgence in that regard.
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` I will go in the order in which I introduced you, so we will start Mr. Farias. Did I get that right?
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` Mr. FARIAS. Farias.
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` Mr. MCCOLLUM. So I actually had that right. So, Mr. Farias, please proceed.
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`STATEMENT OF RAUL FARIAS, LaPORTE, TX
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` Mr. FARIAS. First, I want to thank the chairman, Bill McCollum, and Ranking Member Charles
`Schumer for holding this hearing on this use of controlled substances used to commit date rape. I would
`especially like to thank Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston, Texas, for sponsoring H.R.
`1530, in which