Posted by SLS on February 3, 2005, at 2:51:59
In reply to Re: Rohypnol and date rape , posted by Larry Hoover on February 22, 2003, at 15:30:26
> > Has Rohypnol's bad reputation been hyped up? It seems to be hated as a date rape drug because (1) victims can't recall what happened and (2) it works quickly. But AFAIK all benzos induce retrograde amnesia and I would not have thought that Rohypnol was a lot worse than the other benzos at doing this. Maybe the reputation is because it has such a short half life that it can't be detected easily that makes it so disliked but even this seems uncertain because I have seen the half life given variously as 1 to 2 hours and also as 16 to 35 hours.
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> Rohypnol with *alcohol* does the intoxication/memory blocking. When it's slipped into a drink (especially if not the first drink), the effect is stupefying.
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> Lar
My guess is that Rohypnol acts synergistically with alcohol to produce a severe disinhibition that would allow someone to act in ways they would never think to otherwise - especially sexually. The memory black out is a side benefit.
- Scott
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