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Posted by: Paul Burch on Nov 9, 2023

Members of the Nashville Metro Council are pushing to have every bar in Nashville certified as a "Safe Bar" to raise awareness over the dangers of date-rape drugs being slipped into drinks, reports the Tennessean. The effort comes after the Tennessean reported that nearly 25% of victims who received sexual assault exams at the Sexual Assault Center in Nashville in 2023 believe they were drugged. Staff at the center said they began tracking numbers last year after they saw an increase in people who claimed they were drugged while at downtown bars. The center’s free program Safe Bar, educates staff at local bars and restaurants on their role in preventing sexual violence, but so far, few bars have participated.