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Levinthal, Charles F. 2010. Drugs, Behavior, and Modern Society.

Womenshealth.gov

Dea.gov

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It is NEVER the victims fault. If you have been subject to rape or assault, even if you willingly took the drug that incapacitated you, you are not to blame.

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What can you do if you suspect you have been drugged?

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What can you do if you suspect you have been drugged?

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If you suspect you have been drugged call the cops and go immediately to the emergency room.

Don't wash your hands or brush your teeth or change your clothes. These things can be used to gather evidence.

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The U.S. approved a minimum 21 yr sentence for any rape or violent crime involving Rohypnol.

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According to WomensHealth.gov the effects of rohypnol can be varied but inlcude:

Muscle relaxation or loss of muscle control

Difficulty with motor movements

Drunk feeling

Problems talking

Nausea

Can't remember what happened while drugged

Loss of consciousness (black out)

Confusion

Problems seeing

Dizziness

Sleepiness

Lower blood pressure

Stomach problems

Death

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Rohypnol along with GHB and Ketamine are known as club drugs because they are synergistic with alcohol and can be dissolved easily in a drink mostly unnoticed especially in the darkly-lit environment of a club

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Rohypnol goes by many different aliases

Circles
Forget Pill
Forget-Me-Pill
La Rocha
Lunch Money Drug
Mexican Valium
Pingus
R2
Reynolds
Roach
Roach 2
Roaches
Roachies
Roapies
Robutal
Rochas Dos
Rohypnol
Roofies
Rophies
Ropies
Roples
Row-Shay
Ruffies Wolfies

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The drug Rohypnol is a short-acting benzodiazepine that is ten times stronger than the long-acting Valium and illegal in the US but is commonly prescribed in Europe and South America to treat insomnia and as a medical anesthesia.

Rohypnol has been made illegal in the US because of its potential for abuse and it's common use in date-rape.

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The slow onset of the benzodiazepine's effect prevents the typical rush that works to create dependency and habit in users and the shorter half-life ensures that the drug wears off far before waking hours and prevent the build-up of the drug in the user.

The risk of overdose with bezodiazepines is far less than that of barbiturates because with effects of  benzodiazepines are not felt in the CNS. Therefore, the respiratory system is not depressed and will require a FAR greater dose to put the user into coma or make them stop breathing.

NOTE: Benzodiazepines are synergistic with alcohol meaning if taken with alcohol the lethal dose is decreased.

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Short-acting benzodiazepines have been found to be an enormous help in treating insomnia with much safer and effective results when compared to barbiturates which were shown to cause a very unrestful sleep devoid of the necessary REM cycles.

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Benzodiazepines were introduced in the 1960s in short or long acting form and were praised for their new take on treating anxiety. Benzodiazepines had a selective effect on anxiety instead of generalized tranquilizing effect.

After a decade or so of the drugs popularity it was realized that long lasting benzodiazepines were not all they were cracked up to be. With a long half-life varying from 8 hrs to 4+ days these long acting drugs were prone to building up in a persons system.

The half-life is prolonged in elderly individuals and in some cases will lead to dementia-like effects and in some cases can be interpreted as early onset Alzheimers.