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Rohypnol is most commonly found in tablet form. It is usually smuggled into this Country in its original packaging-- blister packs or bubble packs. The pills are ... found to be packaged in bottles or ground into a powder. Rohypnol can also be found in liquid form and serevent.
Rohypnol is most commonly found in tablet form. It is usually smuggled into this country in its original packaging – foil-backed, clear, plastic “blister packs” or “bubble packs.” Sometimes, the packages are opened and the pills are put into vitamin jars or other medication bottles. Or, the pills may be ground into a powder. Rohypnol is occasionally found in liquid form.
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Information and educational materials on Rohypnol and GHB directed toward college students are available from the Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center at 1-800-END-RAPE (1-800-363-7273). These materials are ... being distributed by the U.S. Department of Justice to law enforcement agencies throughout the country.
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Rohypnol (chemical name Flunetrazepam) is the most rapidly spreading abused drug of choice for adolescents and young adults in certain parts of the country, especially Florida and Texas. It is known on the street as "roofies," "rope," "roopies," "the forget pill," and "roach." Since this past spring break, Rohypnol has been found in Rhode Island and Connecticut.
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Abuse of two other similar drugs appears to have replaced Rohypnol abuse in some regions of the country. These are clonazepam, marketed in the U.S. as Klonopin and in Mexico as Rivotril, and alprazolam, marketed as Xanax. Rohypnol... continues to be a problem among treatment admissions in Texas along the Mexican border.
Abstract: This article provides information on the drug Rohypnol, commonly used as a "date-rape" drug. The drug, which has been appearing on college campuses across the country, has been placed in the same category as cocaine, heroin, and LSD by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
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