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Rohypnol
What is it?
Rohypnol is artificial—It was created in a chemistry lab during sedative medical research. There is no medical use of Rohypnol in the United States.
What does it look like?
It's almost always in the form of a pill, though sometimes it's just in powder form. It has no odor. The powder is frequently mixed with a drink, or even put in someone's drink without them knowing. A new formula is available that fizzes and turns blue when it's dropped into a liquid--but most rohypnol doesn't.
What does it do?
Rohypnol makes users really relaxed, confused and spaced-out. It can totally take away all inhibitions, making people do things they ordinarily wouldn't do. Enough rohypnol can make people pass out, and even slip into a coma if taken in combination with other drugs or in large doses. NIDA
Who uses it?
Rohypnol is famous as "the date rape drug." Many people have slipped it into an unsuspecting person's drink at a party or a bar, then taken advantage of them sexually when they're too out of it to say no or even really know what's going on. |
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