Bar rescue: Business student's product makes drinks safer for women

Date rape could be a thing of the past, thanks to Alexsandra Wolfe's buzz-worthy product. Market distribution is the next goal.


  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 11:50 a.m. January 20, 2022
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Mark Wemple. University of Tampa business student Alexsandra Wolfe is the founder and CEO of Puresipity, which makes a bracelet that can help women test drinks for date-rape drugs.
Mark Wemple. University of Tampa business student Alexsandra Wolfe is the founder and CEO of Puresipity, which makes a bracelet that can help women test drinks for date-rape drugs.
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Date rape has, sadly, become an all-too-common threat for young women. Drugs such as Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and Ketamine are easy to acquire and don’t alter the taste or appearance of alcoholic drinks and other beverages served in bars and clubs.

According to statistics compiled by the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network and the Association of American Universities, more than 35% of college-age women (ages 18-24) have been raped or sexually assaulted as a result of spiked drinks, and women are the victims of 90% of the 463,000 cases of sexual assault that are reported, on average, each year in the United States.

 

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