Rohypnol (Flunitrazepam)
Street terms for Rohypnol: R-2, Mexican Valium, rophies, roofies, circles
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.
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.
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.
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.
- 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 dependence.