| According to Kelly Neal, there are two popular drugs | | | | that date rape victims will not remember events that |
| used in date rape. The first one is Rohypnol, which is | | | | took place during that period of time. |
| also known as Roofies. The next is GHB, a | | | | Gamma-Hydroxy Butyrate or GHB |
| short-term for gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid or | | | | This drug is popular in Europe as more of a general |
| gamma-hydroxybutyrate. But there is also a third | | | | anesthetic for treatment of various disorders like |
| type of date rape drug known as Ketamine. | | | | narcolepsy, alcoholism (and alcohol withdrawal), |
| Kelly's study was backed up by the Needs | | | | stress, insomnia and anxiety. At times, it is also |
| Assessment Department under the Texas | | | | offered to prevent pain in women when they give |
| Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. The | | | | birth. This is a liquid that is odorless and colorless. |
| Department's Director, Jane Maxwell said that these | | | | GHB has not yet been approved in the US. The FDA |
| club drugs or date rape drugs are on the rise. What is | | | | had even banned it for sale over-the-counter. The |
| even more alarming is the fact that while these are | | | | banning was made due to the severe GHB effects |
| popular to individuals in their 20's, they have also been | | | | that can bring to the user. Examples of these |
| used by seventh to twelfth graders. | | | | adverse effects are drowsiness, nausea, loss of |
| Rohypnol or Roofies | | | | consciousness, slow heart rate and dizziness. Just like |
| Rohypnol is said to be more popular than GHB. This is | | | | the Roofies, people under the influence of this drug |
| the brand name of the drug Flunitrazapam and is | | | | rarely remember what took place when they are on |
| being produced by the Hoffman-Laroche and | | | | this drug's high. At the worst, this can lead to coma |
| Company. This drug is said to be around 10 times | | | | and seizures or even death. |
| stronger than Valium, a popular trademark for a | | | | The Third Most Popular Date Rape Drug – |
| tranquilizer drug known as diazepam. This is actually a | | | | Ketamine |
| pill that can be dissolved in water. | | | | Ketamine is yet another date rape drug that is |
| The US government banned the importation of | | | | popular nowadays. This one comes in powder form. |
| Rohypnol. Despite this however, the possession of | | | | With this substance, rape victims will usually feel |
| the drug has not been banned yet. This makes it a | | | | hallucinated. The victim may also experience |
| growing threat to young adults. The worst thing is | | | | convulsions, loss of coordination and consciousness, |
| that the kind of high experienced from using these | | | | violent behavior as well as loss of identity. At times, |
| drugs lasts up to eight hours. Add to that the fact | | | | this may also cause fatal respiratory failure. |