GENERAL DRUG INFORMATION
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Descriptions, FAQs, images, background info on chemistry of the drugs, etc.
A site by the National Institute on Drug Abuse that provides information on the different drugs that are used in the club scene, including Rohypnol, Ecstacy, Ketamine, and GHB. A huge vault of information.
Another huge vault of information developed by the Partnership for a Drug Free America.
Contains information on different drugs, including Rohypnol, GHB, Ketamine and Alcohol.
ROHYPNOL INFORMATION
What is Rohypnol?
Flunitrazepam is a tranquilizer developed in the 1960s and early 1970s by Hoffman-La Roche, Inc., and first marketed under the trade name Rohypnol in Switzerland in 1975. Rohypnol is 10 to 20 times more potent than Valium (diazepam). This class of drugs is used to treat anxiety, convulsions, muscle tension and sleep disorders. Its powerful sedative effects can last up to 12 hours, with some residual effects occurring as late as 24 hours later.
Low doses of Rohypnol may cause drowsiness, dizziness, motor incoordination, memory loss, gastrointestinal upsets, headache, reduced blood pressure, visual disturbances, dry mouth, and hangover. Higher doses can cause coma, respiratory depression, and even death. In southern Florida, six deaths occurred in which flunitrazepam use was found during autopsy.
Rohypnol impairs mental judgment and reaction time, and individuals who drive under its influence increase their chances of automobile accidents. Law enforcement officers have frequently reported observing severely impaired driving ability in motorists who have used Rohypnol along with small amounts of alcohol.
Today, Rohypnol is legally marketed in 64 countries in Europe, South America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Although Rohypnol is the most common trade name product containing flunitrazepam, in many countries there are additional generic and trade name products. Rohypnol is abused in many counties where it is approved for marketing. Much of the abuse in these countries involves heroin addicts, and recently DEA has become aware of the abuse of Rohypnol in Mexico and Colombia. Use and Abuse in the United States
The effects of Rohypnol, also referred to as "Rophies," "Roofies," "Ropes," and "Roach-2," are similar to alcohol intoxication, and there are three distinct patterns of abuse of this drug; alone for its intoxicating effects; in combination with other drugs; and for the purpose of rape.
Those who abuse Rohypnol include middle school and high school students, college students, rave party attendees, and heroin and cocaine addicts. The middle school, high school and college students either use Rohypnol alone or more commonly in combination with alcohol or marijuana. Those who attend rave parties often take amphetamines to stay awake throughout the night and may take Rohypnol tablets to ease the effects of the amphetamine use. Heroin addicts use Rohypnol to potentiate the effects of heroin, while cocaine addicts use it to modulate the effects of cocaine binges.
Sexual predators and street gangs take advantage of the sedative and memory loss effects of Rohypnol to incapacitate women and commit sexual assault. The severe mental incapacitation, along with the amnesia produced by Rohypnol, makes it difficult, if not altogether impossible, for the rape victim to recall the circumstances surrounding her sexual assault.
The use of Rohypnol to commit sexual assault has earned it the street names of the "Forget Pill," the "Date-Rape Drug," "Trip-and-Fall," and "Mind-Erasers." In one recent case in Broward County, Florida, a convicted rapist boasted of using Rohypnol to rape as many as 20 different women. Adding to the complexity of the problem of Rohypnol use in the commission of rape, is the victim's difficulty in remembering facts surrounding the incident, compounding the problem of successful rape prosecution for law enforcement agencies. In Texas, street gangs have been known to administer Rohypnol to females in order to commit gang rape as part of initiation into the gang. .
Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate (GHB) — Hard to Identify & Easily Deadly
There are more than 80 known names for GHB and its equally deadly analogs.
GHB: AKA --- G, Jib, Scoop, Liquid E, Liquid X, Woman’s Viagra, Grievous Bodily Harm, Easy Lay, Gamma 10, Salty Water, GH Buddy, Aminos, Blue Nitro, Blue Thunder, Thunder Nectar, Renewtrient, Revivarant, Remforce, Firewater, Invigorate, Xyrem (research product), Sodium Oxybate, Fantasy & One4B (NZ), Gina,Swirl, Tranquili G, Midnight Blue, Verve, Rejoov, Somax, SomatoPro, Flower Power, Puritech, Alcover, G-riffick, Eclipse, GHGold, Soap, Vita G, Dormir, Enliven, FX, Serenity, Inner G, Zen, White Magic Cleaner, Weight Belt Cleaner, Ink Jet Cartridge Cleaner, Plant Food, Fingernail Polish Remover, Paint Stripper. - THE LIST GOES ON AND ON....
Don't be fooled - These are NOT safe, natural ways to get high, or get some sleep, or get buff, or relieve anxiety, or fight stress and depression.
GHB and its analog products claim to fight stress and depression, stimulate Growth Hormone, induce deep sleep, relieve anxiety, aid in muscle-building, enhance sexual feeling, enhance athletic performance, and combat aging.
Beware....... it's what you don't know that can kill you - or someone you love.
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