CMY2601
Assignment 1 semester 1 & 2 2021
1. The effects of Rohypnol and the reason why it is called rape drug
Rohypnol (flunitrazepam) is a drug available on the streets with different names such
as Forget Me Pill, Lunch Money Drug, Mexican Valium, roach, wolfies, pingus, Green
Beans or date rape drug, just to mention a few.
According to Anderson (2018:1), “Rohypnol is an intermediate-acting benzodiazepine
with general properties similar to those of Valium (diazepam)”. It was once incorrectly
referred to by the term “minor tranquillizers”. As of the start of the 1990s, this drug was
illegally used to minimise serious medical illnesses/psychological disorders marked by
depressed mood.
The reason why Rohypnol is called the date rape drug
Anderson (2018:1) indicates that loss of memory (partially or total) is an anticipated
outcome of using this drug. It is responsible for incomplete loss of human memory. Its
users are incapable and unfit to recall particular happenings they encountered while
under the influence of Rohypnol. This flunitrazepam is dangerous if is taken to aid in
sexual assault incidents, since victims of such crimes are incapable of remembering
incidents pertaining to the assault itself and the attacker. This drug is accessible as a
white pill that dissolves without showing colour, taste, or smell. It is designed as an
oval shape, coated in a soluble substance, light green with a blue central part.
Like other benzodiazepines such as Valium, Librium, Xanax, and Halcion, Rohypnol’s
pharmacological effects include sedation, muscle relaxation, reduction of anxiety and
prevention of convulsions. However, Rohypnol’s sedative effects are approximately 7
to 10 times more potent than those of diazepam (Valium). The effects of Rohypnol
Assignment 1 semester 1 & 2 2021
1. The effects of Rohypnol and the reason why it is called rape drug
Rohypnol (flunitrazepam) is a drug available on the streets with different names such
as Forget Me Pill, Lunch Money Drug, Mexican Valium, roach, wolfies, pingus, Green
Beans or date rape drug, just to mention a few.
According to Anderson (2018:1), “Rohypnol is an intermediate-acting benzodiazepine
with general properties similar to those of Valium (diazepam)”. It was once incorrectly
referred to by the term “minor tranquillizers”. As of the start of the 1990s, this drug was
illegally used to minimise serious medical illnesses/psychological disorders marked by
depressed mood.
The reason why Rohypnol is called the date rape drug
Anderson (2018:1) indicates that loss of memory (partially or total) is an anticipated
outcome of using this drug. It is responsible for incomplete loss of human memory. Its
users are incapable and unfit to recall particular happenings they encountered while
under the influence of Rohypnol. This flunitrazepam is dangerous if is taken to aid in
sexual assault incidents, since victims of such crimes are incapable of remembering
incidents pertaining to the assault itself and the attacker. This drug is accessible as a
white pill that dissolves without showing colour, taste, or smell. It is designed as an
oval shape, coated in a soluble substance, light green with a blue central part.
Like other benzodiazepines such as Valium, Librium, Xanax, and Halcion, Rohypnol’s
pharmacological effects include sedation, muscle relaxation, reduction of anxiety and
prevention of convulsions. However, Rohypnol’s sedative effects are approximately 7
to 10 times more potent than those of diazepam (Valium). The effects of Rohypnol
