Rohypnol

Rohypnol is the trade name for the drug flunitrazepam, a benzodiazepine (central nervous system depressant) like Valium, yet 10 times more potent.

• NSW Government
• Australia
• International
• Factsheets

NSW Government

State Library of NSW - drug info @ your library 
Information on the drug info @ your library site directs you to links with information about rohypnol.  drug info @ your library is designed to help libraries in NSW provide drug information.

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Australia

Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC)
Date Rape: A Hidden Crime
An Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) publication by Laura Russo.The paper outlines issues associated with date rape including the effects of rohypnol. June 2000

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International

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
"roofies"
Information on manufacture, distribution, usage, effects, etc.

Erowid
Flunitrazepam
Contains links to information about rohypnol.  

Midland Police (Canada)
Rohypnol Facts - The "Date-Rape Drug"
Information from the Midland Police (Canada) about rohpynol as a 'date rape' drug. Also includes side effects and street names.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
Drug Facilitated Rape: Looking for the Missing Pieces
An 8 page report from the US on date-rape drugs. Presents an overview of Rohypnol and GHB providing prevalence of use, the role that these drugs play in rape, techniques to be used when interviewing victims, and the importance of securing and examining the crime scene.

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
InfoFacts
Factsheet.

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)

• Club Drugs: Factsheet
  A factsheet about rohypnol.

University of Washington
Rohypnol
Information about how rohypnol affects the brain. Also includes information on the behavioural effects of rohypnol.

Factsheets

American Council for Drug Education

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