Does anybody know about the date rape drug Rohypnol?

Answer 1

I know it works.

Answer 2

Yeah - there is a whole thing in Wikipedia

It is called "Flunitrazepam" among the health professionals. It is a benzodiazepine (similar to Valium) but having rapid onset and shorter duration of effect.

It essentially makes the person who takes it become quite relaxed and sleepy. If they take a little bit, they might just be a little relaxed and tired, not much different to having a drink or two of alcohol.

However, it is often given in doses to cause the victim to appear drunk whereupon the perp can "take her home" or to get some air or some such ****, drag her to the car and take off with her.

(I use her for the victim cos it's most commonly male perp, female victim - but be aware that it can be the other way around and cases of homosexual rape have been documented too)

Once you are sedated, it is much harder to fight off any unwanted advances.

Ladies (and gentlemen) guard your drinks.
Go out with friends and make sure your friends watch your back as you watch theirs.

Beware the skanky breeders and date rape artists. The successful ones don't look like the sterotypical ones. That's why they catch you by surprise and that's how they are successful.

Communicate communicate communicate!

Answer 3

Flunitrazepam (formerly marketed under the trade name Rohypnol in North America, pronounced ˌfluːnaɪˈtræzəpæm) is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. It has powerful sedative, anxiolytic, and skeletal muscle relaxant properties.

Abuse Potential
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Drug-facilitated Sexual Assault
Flunitrazepam is known to induce anterograde amnesia in sufficient doses; individuals are unable to remember certain events that they experienced while under the influence of the drug. This effect is particularly dangerous when flunitrazepam is used to aid in the commission of sexual assault; victims may not be able to clearly recall the assault, the assailant, or the events surrounding the assault.

It is difficult to estimate just how many flunitrazepam-facilitated rapes have occurred in the past. Very often, biological samples are taken from the victim at a time when the effects of the drug have already passed and only residual amounts remain in the body fluids. These residual amounts are difficult, and sometimes impossible, to detect using standard screening assays available in the United States. If flunitrazepam exposure is to be detected at all, urine samples need to be collected within 72 hours and subjected to sensitive analytical tests. The problem is compounded by the onset of amnesia after ingestion of the drug, which causes the victim to be uncertain about the facts surrounding the rape. This uncertainty may lead to critical delays or even reluctance to report the rape and provide appropriate biological samples for testing. If a person suspects that he or she is the victim of a flunitrazepam-facilitated rape, he or she should get laboratory testing for flunitrazepam as soon as possible.

It must be noted that an inability to remember events, including sexual encounters, is not conclusive evidence of having consumed a drugged drink: Drunkenness itself causes blackouts, sleepiness, and a reduction in inhibitions. Only a timely screening for flunitrazepam can demonstrate its use.

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Drug-facilitated Robbery
In the United Kingdom, the use of flunitrazepam other "date rape" drugs has been connected to stealing from sedated victims. One expert quoted in a British tabloid estimated that up to 2,000 individuals are robbed each year after being spiked with powerful sedatives [1], making drug-assisted robbery a more common problem than drug-assisted rape.

Criminals sometimes use flunitrazepam before committing robbery as it has a calming and anti-emotive effect. This allows the criminal to perform the robbery without becoming anxious. Flunitrazepam is also known to induce anterograde amnesia making police interrogations more difficult.[4][5][6]

In a notable flunitrazepam related case, Selina Hakki was found guilty in December 2004 of using flunitrazepam to drug wealthy men and rob them of their clothes and accessories in the UK.

Answer 4

hear it makes you pass outRohypnol (flunitrazepam), most commonly known as a date-rape drug, continues to be abused among teenagers and young adults, usually at raves and nightclubs. The drug remains readily available, mainly through pharmaceutical operators located in Mexico, especially Tijuana.
Rohypnol is marketed by Hoffman-La Roche Inc., and is legally sold in Latin America and Europe as a short-term treatment for insomnia, and as a preanesthetic medication. One of the significant effects of the drug is anterograde amnesia, a factor that strongly contributed to its inclusion in the Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act of 1996. Anterograde amnesia is a condition in which events that occurred while under the influence of the drug are forgotten.

Rohypnol is available as a .5-milligram and 1-milligram oblong tablet, as well as a 1-milligram per milliliter injectable solution. Hoffman-La Roche phased out the 2-milligram dose tablet from 1996 to 1997, and is currently phasing out the round, white 1-milligram tablet. The licit market for the drug is currently supplied with a 1-milligram dose in an olive green, oblong tablet, imprinted with the number 542. The new tablet includes a dye that, according to Hoffman-La Roche, will be visible if it is slipped into a drink. Reports indicate that Rohypnol is often sold for between $2 and $5 per dosage unit, although it may sell for from $10 to $30 per dosage unit.
What is Rohypnol?
"Roofies." Sounds like a cartoon character or a piece of candy. However, nothing could be further from the truth about Roofies, also known as the drug Rohypnol.
Rohypnol (Flunitrazepam) is a type of benzodiazepine, a class of drugs that depresses the central nervous system. You may have heard of Valium and Xanax. These are also benzodiazepines used as sedatives and antianxiety agents. Rohypnol was developed as a sleeping aid. It is also used in therapy settings to relax patients and to get them talking. Rohypnol is manufactured in Europe and Latin American and is sold in many countries around the world. However, it is illegal in the United States and Canada. The pills are round, white and smaller than aspirin.

Because Rohypnol is inexpensive, it is becoming popular with high school and college students. In the US, Rohypnol is used mostly at parties, and usually taken with alcohol. It has a synergistic effect with other drugs such as alcohol. This means that one drug increases the effect of the other.
Rohypnol Tablets

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U.S. Department of Justice



Behavioral Effects of Rohypnol
Rohypnol can produce amnesia (memory loss) and muscle relaxation and make people lower their inhibitions. An inhibition is when you feel like you can't do something. When inhibitions are lowered, people feel as if an obstacle has been removed. Therefore, they can talk more freely and feel less shy.
Because Rohypnol is colorless, odorless and flavorless, it can be slipped into drinks unnoticed. This is one reason this drug is so dangerous. People may consume it without knowing it. It dissolves quickly and takes effect in 20-30 minutes. Its effects can last 8-12 hours. Within the past few years, Rohypnol has become known as the "date rape" drug. People will come home from a party and have no idea what happened to them because they unknowingly ingested Rohypnol, passed out, and woke up several hours later with no memory of the evening. To address this new use, Congress passed the "Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act of 1996" to increase federal penalties for the use of any controlled substance to aid in a sexual assault.

Continued, repeated use of Rohypnol may result in addiction and although Rohypnol is a sedative, it can cause aggressive behavior in some people. Withdrawal symptoms may occur and include headaches, sore muscles, hallucinations, convulsions, and possibly seizures 1-2 weeks after quitting the drug.

Although overdoses are rarely fatal, emergency services are sometimes required because Rohypnol can cause a person to vomit, hallucinate, have trouble breathing and fall into a coma. When Rohypnol is combined with alcohol the outcome is usually worse.

Street names for Rohypnol include rophies, ruffies, R2, roofenol, Roche, la rocha, rope, roopies, ropies, and rib.



Effects of Rohypnol on the Brain
The benzodiazepines influence behavior by interacting with receptors on neurons in the brain that use the neurotransmitter called GABA. When GABA binds to receptors, it usually inhibits a neuron and acts to reduce neuronal activity. When benzodiazepines attach to GABA receptors, they increase GABA binding to other receptors. In this way, benzodiazepines enhance the effects of GABA and reduce brain activity.
The fact that there are receptors for benzodiazepines in the brain suggests that the brain makes its own type of benzodiazepine. The brain has been found to make its own morphine, the endorphins, but the brain's own benzodiazepine has not yet been discovered.





Hear It "Benzodiazepine" "Endorphin" "GABA" "Rohypnol"



For more information about Rohypnol, see:
clubdrugs.org
Flunitrazepam - from the US Dept. Justice
"GHB, Rohypnol take sedatives into the party scene," Seattle P-I, August 3, 1999.

Answer 5

weird huh? a client took me & my hubby out to a rich restaraunt in Sedona, AZ, and then for drinks at his posh house. Slipped my hubby one of those that made him aware of what was happening but he couldn't move his body much--then the guy proceded to hit on me & couldn't understaqnd why I was too worried about my man to dick around with his sorry *** & piled my man in the car & drove us home--what a jerk--as if I would do anything until I was sure my man was going to be ok! mutual consent! --not sneaky, slip the drugs into someone drinks--that's just totally not a cool thing to do

Answer 6

Qhy do you ask??Did someone you know gave you some?Be careful what you take from strangers n make sure your friends are around when going partying...God bless n guide you well!Amen!

Answer 7

I believe it's undetectable, odorless, colorless, and highly mind altering.

Answer 8

someone i knew slipped me sum, enough to put out a ******* horse. it know it works real good

Answer 9

Have you ever tried ruffies? How would you know?

Answer 10

yea me