ROHYPNOL
By
Jenet
Rohypnol is a drug commonly known as the date rape drug. According to the article “Drug-Facilitated Date Rape,” by Erica Weir, Rohypnol is not a legal drug in the United States or Canada but it is legal in 62 countries in Europe, Africa, Latin American and the Middle East. It is one of the most commonly used sleeping pill or anti-anxiety drug (Benzodiazepine) in these countries. People can get Rohypnol by prescription. Its main function is to depress the central nervous system. Rohypnol is given t some patients before surgeries because it lowers blood pressure and that reduces bleeding.
A pharmaceutical firm known as Hoffmann-La Roche in the 1970s first
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They also say that if you dance then the drug will leave your body as you sweat. Tests can be done to detect Rohypnol in someone’s system for up to 72 hours. Rohypnol has been found in rape cases and it is increasing. Women are warned that if they go out they should have their eyes on their drinks or just take their drinks with them wherever they go. This is because some people crush Rohypnol and place the powder into women’s drinks. This intensifies the alcohol and they get drunk quickly. This gets the to not be fully aware of what they are doing and it can lead to problems. When Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. heard that their drug was being used to drug people, they changed the pill so that it takes 40 minutes for it to dissolve, and that way the drink takes longer to become affected. But even though the company has changed the pills, people are still not sage because illegal manufacturing of Rohypnol is taking place. It is colorless and odorless. For this reason Hoffmann-La Roche created an ad campaign to let people know of the illegal manufacturing of the drug.
According to the article by Dominich A. Labianca, “Rohypnol selectively affects synaptic processes in the brain brought about by the central nervous system neurotransmitter y-amino butyric acid (GABA)” (pg. 719). These processes involve the transfer of nerve impulses between neurons and effecter cells. The effecter cells are the cells
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There are three main drugs used in date rape, which include Rohypnol, Gamma-Hydroxybutyerate, and Ketamine. Rohypnol is a sedative with ten times the potency of Valium. They come in pill form, which is white and round. Anybody could buy this drug on the street for fewer than five dollars. The effects of this drug include drowsiness, dizziness, slurred speech, amnesia, muscle relaxation, loss of control, and gastrointestinal disturbances that can last up to twelve or more hours. Street names for this drug include Roofies, which is most commonly used, Rib, Roach-2, Roopies, Rope, R-2, Circles, La Roche, or Mexican Valium. This drug leaves the body without a trace after so many hours after ingesting it. Another drug used for date rape is Gamma-Hydroxybutyerate. This drug is a central nervous depressant that is a clear liquid with a metallic smell. It can also come in a white powder. This drug can be sold for five dollars just for one capful. The effects of this drug has many of the same effects as alcohol such as nausea, headache, vomiting, drowsiness, slurred speech, dizziness, reduced breathing and heart rate, and involuntary muscle spasms. GHB completely
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The drug used was a common depressant known as GHB. Once the women were unconscious they were assaulted and photographed, Korn, one of the detectives said “the pictures” were “revolting and explicit”; and one of the 10 women (who shall remain nameless) stated that “some of the women were being assaulted when had awoken”, much longer after being drugged. During the investigation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intervened and stated that the drug was responsible for 69 cases of poisoning in NY and Texas; breathing problems and seizures; and a case in GA with a woman going into a coma after being given GHB. The second drug, “Rohyphnol, also known as “roofies” or “rophies”, has recently become a popular drug in the last five years or so, and usually pops up on the party, club or bar scene. Rohypnol is illegal in the United States but is prescribed as a sleeping sedative in other countries such as Europe and Latin America, and is smuggled into U.S. territory. The reason for the popular demand drug is because its low- costing. Rohyphnol is usually sold at a price of $5.00 or less per tablet and effectiveness creates a “dramatic” high almost
In 2012 twenty-five percent of women reported having been sexually assaulted due to a date rape drug. Over the past ten years the amount of date rape rapes have risen tremendously. Many women are uneducated on the effects of drug related rapes, some do not even aware about how common the use is. While there is a rise in the use of the drugs people are still unaware of the terrible side effects of the drugs. Rohypnol is one of the most commonly used date rape drugs providing sedations so the perpetrator has an easier time to assault his victim.
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