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Rohypnol is the brand name of a drug called flunitrazepam. It is a surgical anesthetic or sleeping pill used legally by doctors around the world. It is about 10 times more potent than most common prescription sleeping pills. Rohypnol is illegal in the U.S. and Canada, but is smuggled in from other countries.
Rohypnol Rohypnol is a brand name for Flunitrazepam which belongs to the family of medications called "Benzodiazepines" which include Valium (diazepam), Librium (chlorodiazepoxide) and Xanax (alprazolam). Rohypnol is manufactured worldwide, particularily in Europe and Latin America, in 1 and 2mg tablets by Hoffman-LaRoche Incorporated, a large pharmaceutical manufacturer... the drug is neither manufactured or approved in the USA or Canada.
Rohypnol (flunitrazepam)... known as roofies, is a sedative in the same recreational drug family as GHB and ketamine and the same prescription drug family as Valium, Halcion, Xanax, and Versed. It is a white tablet which is scored on one side. On the other side, the manufacturers name (ROCHE) is imprinted above the number 1 or 2 (indicating the milligram dosage).
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Rohypnol (Flunitrazepam) commonly referred to as "Roofies" is a strong sedative similar to Xanax and about ten times the strength of Valium. A user may feel intoxicated then sleepy, and exhibit slurred speech, impaired judgment, amnesia, respiratory distress, and blackouts.
Rohypnol (pronounced row-hip-nole) is a medicine prescribed mainly for the short-term treatment of sleep disorders. It is the brand name of flunitrazepam, and is a benzodiazepine like the tranquillizer diazepam (Valium), yet is 10 times more potent. Street names for Rohypnol include rophies, ropies, ruffies, roofies, roche, R-2, mexican valium, rib, and rope.
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Rohypnol, currently allowed as a Schedule IV controlled substance, under the trade name of Flunitrazepam, is a central nervous system depressant classified in the benzodiazepine group of drugs. This is a tranquilizer similar to Valium but more potent. Doctors prescribe this in the short-term treatment of anxiety, insomnia, sleep disorders, and seizure disorders.
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