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What is chemical submission?

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Do you really know?
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May 23, 2026
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Summary

You may have seen headlines in recent weeks about a deeply shocking French court case. A man has admitted drugging his wife with powerful sedatives over a period of a decade and inviting as many as 80 local men to rape her during that time. Due to the effects of the drugs she had been subjected to, the woman Gisèle Pélicot, had no idea of what was happening to her. The case has led to increased awareness of chemical submission, which is a type of drug-facilitated crime. It’s defined by the Spanish Journal of Legal Medicine as “the use of chemical substances to manipulate the will of a person, producing incapacity or unconsciousness that facilitates criminal action.” Is that like spiking drinks with GHB? How should I respond if I witness or suspect chemical submission? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here: ⁠⁠What is xylazine, the so-called zombie drug?⁠⁠ ⁠⁠What are the dangers of using nitrous oxide - the laughing gas drug?⁠⁠ ⁠⁠What happens in the brain when we lie?⁠⁠ A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. First Broadcast: 27/9/2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices