"Date Rape Drug" Information

Rohypnol is a potent and fast-acting sedative. Its physical effects, including drowsiness, impaired motor skills, confusion, poor judgment, and reduced levels of consciousness, may be perceptible within 20-30 minutes after ingestion. Oftentimes, a person on Rohypnol is mistaken for someone who is under the influence of alcohol.

Common street names for Rohypnol are Roofie, Ruffies, La Roaches, Roche, Forget Pill, Mind- Erasers, Trip-and-Fall, and Mexican Valium.

Gamma-Hydroxbutyrate (GHB) affects the nervous system, stimulating brain waves into seizure mode. Its effects typically begin 5-15 minutes after ingesting a dose, often rendering the victim helpless. GHB may cause confusion, intense sleepiness, unconsciousness, nausea, memory loss, vomiting, suppression of gag reflex, hallucinations, uncontrollable twitching or tremors, heart and respiratory depression, and coma, often requiring hospitalization. While most symptoms dissipate in three to six hours, drowsiness and weakness can last for up to three days -- taken with other drugs or alcohol, the results of GHB can be fatal.

Common street names for GHB are G, Liquid Ecstasy, Liquid Sex, Easy Lay, Cherry Meth, Everclear, Gamma, Great Hormones, Grievous Bodily Harm, Bedtime Scoop, and Water.

Ketamine is a drug that has been used against rape victims for many years. Ketamine has been administered in doses such that the victims are aware of what is happening and remember but cannot move or talk while being assaulted. Ketamine may cause nausea, difficulty communicating, fragmentation, feeling removed from your body, and amnesia. It is often used in raves, and mixed with heroin, or cocaine, and can be extremely dangerous, and cause death.

Common street names for Ketamine are Special K, Vitamin K, Bump, K, and Ket.