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Urine samples were collected at 38, 44 and 45 h after the alleged rape. After 7 months, hair strands (28 cm in length) were also sampled to perform the segmental hair testing. The urine samples and decontaminated hair segments were tested for different groups of basic, acidic and neutral substances (\u03b3-hydroxybutyrate or GHB, Z-drugs, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, hypnotics, antipsychotics and drugs of abuse). Gas chromatography\u2013mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography\u2013tandem mass spectrometry methods were applied for the qualitative and quantitative analyses. Toxicological analyses performed on the urine samples showed inconclusive findings. Zolpidem, flunitrazepam and oxazepam were detected in the hair segments corresponding to the time frame of the alleged assault. The endogenous levels of GHB were detected along the hair shaft. No drugs were detected in the proximal and distal hair segments or in washing solutions. 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