This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
From YKTTW Working Title: But Liquor Is Quicker
Khitty Hawk: Why is this trope saying alcohol is not a date-rape drug? Not only does this go against everything I've been taught, but the page it links to about date-rape drugs lists alcohol as one of the most common. Explanation please?
Dragon Quest: It's the muddle over the depiction in fiction of how they are different, and how jurisdictions classify them differently.