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Flunitrazepam

( AKA : Rohypnol, R-2, Mexican Valium, rophies, roofies, circles )

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What is the form 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.

What are the methods of usage?

  • Rohypnol is usually taken orally in pill form, but can also be crushed and snorted.2

Who uses 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.3

How does Rohypnol get into the United States?

  • 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.4

How much does Rohypnol cost?

  • Reports indicate that Rohypnol is often sold for between $2 and $5 per dosage unit, although it may sell for from $10 to $30 per dosage unit.5

What are some of the consequences of Rohypnol 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.6
  • In addition to the chemically induced amnesia, Rohypnol often causes decreased blood pressure, drowsiness, visual disturbances, dizziness, confusion, astrointestinal disturbances, and urinary retention.7
  • Development of physical and psychological dependence.8

1 Office of National Drug Control Policy, Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade.
2 National Institute on Drug Abuse, Community Drug Alert Bulletin: Club Drugs, December 1999.
3 Drug Enforcement Administration, Club Drugs: An Update, September 2001.
4 Ibid.
5 Ibid.
6 Ibid.
7 Ibid.
8 Ibid.

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Flunitrazepam Fact Sheet Data Source: US Department of Justice, DEA