1. Rohypnol
By: Nicole Warnick

2. Names Roofies Rohypnol Flunitrazepam Roches Ruffles “date -rape drug”
La roche
Roofenol
Mexican Valium
“Forget me drug”

3. Class of Drug Benzodiazepines: sedatives/ hypnotics
Used to treat anxiety, insomnia, sleep disorders, seizure disorders and used as muscle relaxants
Rohypnol was never approved for sale or use in the US but it is smuggled through borders.
Sold on streets or sent through international mail

4. Paraphernalia Drinking Glasses:dropped into glasses
Pen shells: used for snorting
Rolled Money:used for snorting
Mortar and Pestle: used for crushing
Razor Blades:used for crushing and making a line

5. Administration
Orally: can be taken by mouth by either taking a pill of rohypnol or ground up and dissolved in a drink
Snorting: can be ground up and snorted by using things such as pen shells or rolled up money
Users will typically make a clean line with something such as a razor blade to make less or a mess and consume all of the drug
Rohypnol can be ground up by typically using a mortar and pestle

6. Effects on the Body Sedation Muscle relaxation Reduction in anxiety
Slurred speech
Impaired judgement
Difficulty with balance
Partial Amnesia
Effects appear minutes after administration and last between 4-24 hours
With continued use deep dependence and withdrawal syndrome is highly possible

7. Identification of Drug
If exposure to drug is observed at all, urine tests will be done within 72 hours
Blood Tests
Hair Samples: 14 days after administration: gives body time to process the drug and show protein and other molecules that exist in the hair.
Labs will look for up to 9 metabolites that are associated with the drug and they can be identified in each of the methods
Identifying the drug in victims is difficult due to the fact that it causes partial amnesia
often times victims won't remember what happened, effects will still be in action in their body and this will cause a delay in a report of assault.
Many times the drug is out of a person’s system by the time they report an assault

8. Signs of Regular Rohypnol use
Rohypnol can leave behind a powdery residue on wherever it was used
Many razor blades, rolled up money, pen shells, etc. found around living quarters, work, car, etc.
Abnormal anxiety, aggression, drowsiness, headaches, restlessness,

9. Other Information
Not available legally in the US but it is legal in 60+ countries around the world and is used for treatment of insomnia and used as pre-anesthetic
Was placed into Schedule IV of the Controlled Substances Act in 1984 due to international treaty obligations
Schedule IV drugs are considered to have a lower abuse potential but can lead to physical or psychological dependence.
7-10X stronger than valium
Cost ranges from $.50-$5 a pill
Rohypnol may also be used by cocaine addicts who want to take the edge off their irritability and agitation
Rohypnol is odorless, colorless and tasteless

10. Solutions
Companies who manufacture the drug have started making a blue center for the pill to help make identification in a drink easier
This will cause clear liquids to turn blue but in dark liquids it doesn’t make much of a difference
Don’t accept drinks from anyone you don’t know
Always keep your drink with you
If you feel “off or weird” after drinking little or nothing go and find help quickly

11. If you ever do have a concern about someone else or yourself there are resources to help:
Individual therapy
Family therapy
Recreational therapy
Relapse-prevention instructions
Medication management
Rehab center
Call: or to find a treatment center