Transcript Rohypnol

Rohypnol
Malinda Lindsey
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How it is used
• While Rohypnol has became widely known
for its use as a date-rape drug.
• It is abused more frequently for other
reasons.
• It is abused by high school students,
college students, street gang member,
rave party attendees, and heroin and
cocaine abusers.
Short term effects
• Relaxation or sedation of the body.
• Risk of sexual assault.
• Rapid mood swings and violent outbursts
of temper.
• Breathing and heart rate slow down to
dangerous levels.
• Comas and seizures (especially when
combined with amphetamines).
More Short term effects
• Vomiting and headaches.
• Difficulty breathing and nausea.
• Harsh withdraw symptoms like insomnia,
anxiety, tremors and sweating.
• Memory loss
• Sometimes death
Street names
• Rib
• Roach2
• Reynolds
• Roaches
• Rochas dos
• Roofie
• roofies
Legal or illegal
• Rohypnol has never been approved for
medical use in the united states,
therefore, doctors cannot prescribe it and
pharmacists cannot sell it. however it is
legally prescribed in over 50 other
countries and is widely available in Mexico,
Colombia, and Europe where it is used.
Work cited
• www.streetdrugs.org
• www.womenshelth.gov
• www.drugs.com
Other
• Rohypnol is generally taken in pill form (it
is rarely crushed and snorted).
• Rohypnol is extremely powerful (about
5min. As powerful as valium).
• Even a small dose can affect the users for
8 to 12 hours.