Rohypnol - Research Article from Drugs and Controlled Substances Information for Students

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 21 pages of information about Rohypnol.

Rohypnol - Research Article from Drugs and Controlled Substances Information for Students

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 21 pages of information about Rohypnol.
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Key Terms
AMNESIA:
Loss of memory. Rohypnol users may forget events that occurred for up to eight hours immediately after taking the drug.
BENZODIAZEPINES:
A class of drugs developed in the 1960s as a safer alternative to barbiturates. Most frequently used as sleeping pills or anti-anxiety drugs.
CLUB DRUGS:
Mostly synthetic, illicit substances found at raves and nightclubs. This group includes LSD, ecstasy, GHB, Rohypnol, ketamine, and methamphetamine.
DATE RAPE:
A sexual assault crime in which victims know the attackers and are drugged or otherwise coerced into a sexual situation against their will or without their knowledge.
RAVE:
An all-night dance party that includes loud, pulsing "house" music and flashing lights. Many participants take hallucinogenic and other mind-altering drugs.

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