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Bolzano. Presentation by two students of the project “Im shatte der Nacht” – “In the shadow of the night” against rape staves.

The video resulting from the work on the topic of so-called rape drugs was presented.

Bolzano. Presentation by two students of the project “Im shatte der Nacht” – “In the shadow of the night” against rape staves.

In recent days in Merano at the provincial professional school for commerce, crafts and industry “Ing. Luis Zuegg” two young students Leonie Nischler and Lena Frei have presented the video resulting from their work on the topic of so-called rape drugs created in collaboration with the Carabinieri and other public and private entities.
The video is available in Italian and German, is aimed at a broad target group and highlights the alarming reality and potential dangers of knockout drops in today's society. With the term KO drops (KO tropfen) includes a multitude of substances, the most widespread of which is GBL (γ-butyrolactone). This is one of the "recreational" drugs, as the abuse of this dangerous substance has been ascertained several times, in association with others, precisely in contexts linked to group parties, discos and chem-sex.

The objective is to raise public awareness, discourage potential offenders and educate young people and adults on prevention measures. To achieve this goal the students interviewed experts from various sectors, including the Carabinieri at the Laboratory for the Analysis of Narcotic Substances (LASS), leading experts in everything relating to the analysis and structure of the various substances (including non-narcotic ones) that are seized or found in the Province on a daily basis.
In particular, the LASS soldiers, thanks to their profound experience, provided the students with some important information both on substances in itself but above all on the importance of reporting suspicious episodes and how it is possible to defend oneself and prevent the phenomenon in order to have fun in safety.

The main target of the initiative is young people. At the same time, the video will also be relevant for adults, since these substances are often used in assaults of adults not only for sexual purposes. It also seems essential for parents to talk to their children about the topic. The video will be published on the school channel, on YouTube and on other social channels as well as shown in schools during prevention interventions.

The project was carried out in collaboration with the Bolzano Carabinieri, the Merano Local Police, the Prevention Forum, the Bolzano Health Authority and other private entities with the coordination of the teachers and the school director.
The work and initiative of female students is extremely important, the phenomenon of “rape drugs”, although present in our territory, is fortunately not alarming. However, the fact that there are few confirmed cases should not make us lower our guard and it is therefore very important to inform young and old about this danger and above all how to defend themselves effectively.

The Carabinieri of Bolzano are at the forefront in preventing and combating the phenomenon, every year they carry out hundreds of prevention and information interventions in schools also on the dangers of narcotic substances and rape drugs, a phenomenon that affects both women and men and which is not only used for sexual violence but also for thefts or robberies. Thanks to this video which will be shown to young people in schools during the meetings held by the Carabinieri, it will be possible to further improve the message of prevention and health protection.
In recent years there have been several seizures of date rape drugs in Italy. With particular regard to the province of Bolzano, the police forces in recent years have seized approximately 15 liters of these substances, equal to over 25.000 single doses, with a commercial value of approximately 13.000 euros.

Users and dealers purchase these drugs on the internet, often on the dark web or deep web. The laboratories that produce them are almost always located abroad (the routes plotted are Holland, United Kingdom, Croatia, People's Republic of China) and the risk of contamination with other substances - even toxic ones - is very higho.
It is important to remember that the mere possession of these substances constitutes the crime of drug dealing with penalties of up to 20 years and fines exceeding 200.000 euros. Administration to other people also involves a whole other series of serious crimes.
In conjunction with the presentation of the project “Im shatte der Nacht” – “In the shadow of the night” the male and female students of the LG HVD 5b baccalaureate class, presented a project entitled “Careers in focus: Your future in focus”. These are short films on the individual professional sectors of their school. These films will be published on the school website and will serve as a decision aid for interested pupils and help them discover their career options.

Bolzano. Presentazione da parte di due studentesse il progetto “Im shatte der Nacht” – “All’ombra della notte” contro le doghe da stupro.

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