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RohypnolAka: Flunitrazepam
- Street Names
- Roachies
- La Rocha
- Rope
- Rib Roche
- Roofies
- Ruffies
- Mexican Valium
- Rophies
- Forget-me pill
- Illicit Uses
- Date Rape Drug
- Calm down after Cocaine
- Medical Uses
- Sedative-Hypnotic for Insomnia (Sleep aid)
- Pre-surgical sedative
- Pharmacokinetics
- Benzodiazepine (similar to Versed)
- Relative potency to Valium: 10 fold more potent
- Typical Dosages: 1-2 mg
- Onset effect 20-30 minutes
- Peak effect 1-2 hours
- Sedative Effect after 2 mg tab: 6-8 hours
- Duration longer when combined with Alcohol or drugs
- Dissolves in frothy drinks (Daiquiri, Margarita)
- Benzodiazepine (similar to Versed)
- Effects
- Lower dose (1-2 mg)
- Relaxes skeletal muscle and impairs motor skills
- Reduces inhibitions and impairs judgment
- Reduces anxiety
- Higher dose
- Appears Drunk
- Dizziness
- Confusion
- Amnestic effect (variable, may be over 24 hours)
- Loss or Altered Level of Consciousness
- Lower dose (1-2 mg)
- Toxicology: Gas chromatography Urine Sample
- Metabolites detected up to 72 hours after 2 mg tablet
- Main metabolite: 7-amino-flunitrazepam
- Needs to be sent to special lab
- Hoffmann-La Roche offers free testing
- General Info: 800-720-1076
- Testing: 800-608-6540
- Also detects
- Other Benzodiazepines
- Marijuana
- Cocaine
- Some opiates
- Some Barbiturates
- Metabolites detected up to 72 hours after 2 mg tablet
- Drug Interactions (may be lethal in combination)
- Antidote
- References
Flunitrazepam (C0016296) | |
|---|---|
| Definition (MSH) | A benzodiazepine with pharmacologic actions similar to those of DIAZEPAM that can cause ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA. Some reports indicate that it is used as a date rape drug and suggest that it may precipitate violent behavior. The United States Government has banned the importation of this drug. |
| Concepts | Organic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121) |
| MSH | D005445 |
| English | Flunitrazepam, Fluridrazepam |
| Spanish | flunitracepam, flunitrazepam |
| Parent Concepts | Benzodiazepinones (C0005065), Benzodiazepine sedative (C0360114) |
| Sources | AOD, CSP, LCH, LNC, MSH, RXNORM, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
Rohypnol (C0699927) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Organic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121) |
| MSH | D005445 |
| English | Narcozep, Roche Brand of Flunitrazepam, Rohipnol, Rohypnol |
| Sources | AOD, CSP, MEDLINEPLUS, MSH Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
