The danger of so-called date rape drugs is that they are usually concealed in the alcoholic drinks of the unsuspecting victims.
Rohypnol and GHB emerged in the early 1990s as 'drug-assisted assault' or 'date rape' drugs. They are predominantly central nervous system depressants. They are colorless, tasteless, odorless, and can be slipped into a drink and unknowingly ingested.
Although less than five percent of sexual assault victims are immobilized by date-rape drugs, drugs play a role in 62 percent of the estimated 100,000 reported assaults committed in the United States each year, due to the voluntary drug use by the vicitms.
Emergency room visits related to club drugs – GHB, Ketamine, LSD and Ecstasy – remained stable or headed downward in 2002, according to a new report for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Rohypnol produces sedative-hypnotic effects including muscle relaxation and amnesia; it can also produce physical and psychological dependence.
Profile: commercial and street names, intoxication effects and potential health consequences of using Flunitrazepam.
Prolife: commercial and street names, intoxication effects and potential health consequences of using GHB.
The drug is Rohypnol, or "Roofies" as it being is called on the street. It is also called "ruffies", "roche", "R-2", "rib" and "rope."
Rohypnol, a form of the drug called flunitrazepam, is commonly prescribed as a sleeping pill in Europe.
Never under any circumstances accept any opened drink, particularly not from a stranger.
Both of these drugs are odorless, and colorless, and can be slipped to an unsuspecting victim in a drink, according to Teen Parenting Guide Denise Witmir.
