LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Rohypnol: Abuse
built 631 days ago
Because of concern about Rohypnol, GHB, and other similarly abused sedative-hypnotics, Congress passed the "Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act of 1996" in October 1996. This legislation increased Federal penalties for use of any controlled substance to aid in sexual assault.
Source:
Al Wasilewski, spokesperson for Hoffman-La Roche, told NewsBriefs on August8 that abuse of Rohypnol® does not necessitate additional controls and enforcement. "[Rohypnol® abuse] should be addressed on the treatment and education side, on the level where abuse takes place," he said.
Source:
Rohypnol addiction and abuse can be treated in many ways. One of the very popular treatments in addiction is detoxification, a process wherein the patient's intoxication is being removed by another milder drug of similar chemistry to the one being abused. It has been said that this kind of treatment is the most comfortable way to get treated. It helps the patient by lessening unwanted withdrawals that sometimes lead to trauma. Detoxification ... has the highest rate of success compared to other rehabilitation processes.
Source:
Rohypnol is sold on prescription in bubble packs of one or two mg doses (usually in the form of white tablets with the word ROCHE written across). Due to its cheap street price, Rohypnol abuse has become increasingly widespread among teens, college students, and club goers.
Source:
MORE ABOUT
Abuse