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Rohypnol Drug Addiction Drug
Rehab
Rohypnol Street
Terms
- R-2
- Mexican Valium
- Rophies
- Roofies
- Circles
Forms of
Rohypnol
Rohypnol is manufactured in pill form. The licit market
for the drug is currently supplied with a 1-milligram dose in an olive green,
oblong tablet, imprinted with the number 542. The new tablet includes a dye
that, according to Hoffman-La Roche (the makers of Rohypnol) will be visible if
it is slipped into a drink.
Methods Of Usage
Rohypnol is usually taken orally in pill form, but can also be
crushed and snorted.
Abuse of
Rohypnol
In Latin America and Europe, the medicine is prescribed
to patients as a short-term treatment for insomnia, and as a preanesthetic
medication. Rohypnol continues to be abused among teenagers and young adults,
usually at raves and nightclubs.
Trafficking
Rohypnol is usually smuggled into the United States by way of
mail or delivery services. The drug remains readily available, mainly through
pharmaceutical operators located in Mexico, especially Tijuana.
Consequence Of Use
One of the
significant effects of the drug is anterograde amnesia, a factor that strongly
contributed to its inclusion in the Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment
Act of 1996. Anterograde amnesia is a condition in which events that occurred
while under the influence of the drug are forgotten In addition to the
chemically induced amnesia, Rohypnol often causes decreased blood pressure,
drowsiness, visual disturbances, dizziness, confusion, astrointestinal
disturbances, and urinary retention. Development of physical and psychological
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