My tribute to Chaser ... fresh, new targets Sep 16, 2007
Or when Chas Licciardello sold some non-approved merchandise - knuckle-dusters, knives, flares, balaclavas, Rohypnol - outside a Bulldogs game. This was later described by police in Licciardello's subsequent trial for offensive behaviour as "an act of mindless stupidity", which leads you to wonder how the behaviour of the actual Bulldogs supporters would be classified. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Alcohol still date rape drug of choice 08-30-2007 Aug 31, 2007
She said some others used include Rohypnol, gamma hydroxy butyrate (GHB), Ketamine, Ecstasy, sleeping pills and illicit drugs. Of those, she continued, GHB is the most dangerous because it is clear, odorless and tasteless so it can be dropped in or on anything. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
More rape victims tipped Aug 26, 2007
Police allege that Harry Barkas, the man charged on Thursday with attacking 24 women between 1990 and 2005, drugged 23 of his victims with Rohypnol, Xanax and Tamazapan by spiking hot chocolates and other drinks he bought them after offering to drive them home late at night. The alleged victims were usually picked up from inner-city locations and driven to suburbs including Parkville, South Yarra, Hawthorn East and Carlton, where Barkas raped or tried to rape them. (The Age)
Teens and Date Rape Drugs Aug 25, 2007
Some popular examples are GHB, rohypnol, and ketamine. Tasteless, colorless, and odorless, they can be impossible to detect when secretly added to a person s drink. (Suite101.com)
Teen Drug Slang: A Dictionary For Parents Aug 8, 2007
Roofies: This refers to rohypnol, a.k.a. the date rape drug. Synonyms include the forget pill, La Rocha, Mexican valium, R-2, rib, roachies, roofenol, rophies, roche (pronounced roe-shay), and rope. (CBS News)
Violence is golden Aug 4, 2007
The 28-year-old, in Sydney to promote his nihilist first novel, Rohypnol, is no enfant terrible ... But that kid, who grew up in the outer suburbs of Melbourne and briefly affected rebellion, can not explain how so much hate and obscenity crept into Rohypnol. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Time bombs tick as Scud takes aim Jul 19, 2007
The bachelor boy himself is exactly as you'd expect - slack-jawed, slightly startled and about as quick-witted as Sebastian Bach on a heavy dose of Rohypnol. Why on earth these "cougars and kittens" (you see what they did there. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Methadone abuse increasing problem in Eau Claire, police say Jun 26, 2007
Benzodiazepines such as Valium and Rohypnol, and/or alcohol are particularly dangerous when mixed with methadone because they can also cause slow or shallow breathing as well as dangerous changes in heart rate that may not be felt by the patient. What makes methadone a potential problem for those who take it, either with a legitimate prescription or while abusing the drug, is the way it breaks down in the body. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Blaine Marchant 'can join graduation events' Jun 13, 2007
(GHB and Rohypnol are the "date rape" drugs. For further information, you might take a look at and other such resources. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Woman sexually assaulted after drink spiked Jun 8, 2007
The Australian Federal Police website on drink spiking said Rohypnol had a reputation as being one of the most common prescription drugs used in drink spiking cases ... Some drugs included benzodiazepines, barbiturates, muscle relaxants and hypnotics-such as Serapax, Valium and Rohypnol. (The Age, Australia)
Carter today: Didn't mean Bush was 'worst' May 22, 2007
The Swamp - Chicago Tribune - Blogs. Originally posted: May 21, 2007Carter today: Didn't mean Bush was 'worst. (Chicago Tribune)
Second video casts doubt on rape case Apr 18, 2007
"We're still getting testing done from Victorian laboratories as to any signs of drugs such as GHB [gamma hydroxy butyrate] or Rohypnol in the blood stream of the alleged victim," Sergeant Wedge said. Police will still argue the second video does not depict consensual sex because the girl, who was allegedly intoxicated, had no memory of the incident, and therefore could not have given consent. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Hells Angels raid yields 30 arrests, guns and drugs Apr 5, 2007
Slipped into a drink, it can, like the more familiar date-rape drug Rohypnol, induce a coma-like sleep lasting several hours. The last concerted assault on Ontario's Hells Angels was in September, when hundreds of police arrested about 30 members and associates, following the penetration of the gang's Oshawa chapter by a biker-turned-informant. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Korry: Is a bar really a bar without the bars? Mar 16, 2007
They'd probably be drinking something with Hypnotiq and a splash of Rohypnol. I could never tell whether those guys were checking people out, or just freaked out by the black light. (Juneau Empire)
Meth bill decried by public defenders Mar 8, 2007
Under Carpenter's proposal, the same sentences and possession amounts would apply to traffickers of Rohypnol, the so-called date-rape drug ... Assembly Minority Leader Garn Mabey, R-Las Vegas, who is a physician, pointed out the "flunitrazepam" identified in the bill is better known as Rohypnol. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Nevada News)
A night out ends in darkness for victims Mar 7, 2007
The Telluride Medical Center would not say whether anyone had sought treatment for date-rape drugs such as GHB, Rohypnol or Ketamine. The medical center would only say that there has been no sign of an upward trend in people being given date-rape drugs. (Telluride Daily Planet, CO)
Flurry of date rape drugging suspected Mar 6, 2007
Date rape drugs, such as GHB, Rohypnol and Ketamine, are quick to leave the system and therefore tough to detect. However, if someone does test positive it provides law enforcement with solid evidence, said Chief Kolar. (Telluride Daily Planet, CO)
Prescription abuse to pass illicit drugs Mar 2, 2007
It singled out Scandinavia, where demand for flunitrazepam - a sedative sold as Rohypnol and widely known as a "date rape drug" - increasingly is being met by unauthorized production, and North America, where widespread abuse of prescription drugs, including the narcotic fentanyl - 80 times as potent as heroin - has been blamed for a spike in deaths. "The very high potency of some of the synthetic narcotic drugs available as prescription drugs presents, in fact, a higher overdose risk than the... (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Prescription Drug Abuse Is Rampant Mar 1, 2007
In Scandinavia, demand for flunitrazepam - a sedative sold as Rohypnol and widely known as a "date rape drug" - increasingly is being met by unauthorized production. In North America, widespread abuse of prescription drugs, including the narcotic fentanyl - 80 times as potent as heroin - has been blamed for a spike in deaths. (The Ledger)
Rape Victims Are Never Responsible For Their Assault Feb 27, 2007
The hospital discovered that fewer than one in five women had actually been slipped a "date-rape" drug - such as Ketamine, GHB or Rohypnol ... Let's face it - a woman who claims to have been raped under the influence of a date-rape drug like Rohypnol will probably find more sympathy from the general public than will a woman who claims to have been raped when she was only inebriated. (The Daily Campus, CT)
Most spiking cases 'just drunk' Feb 16, 2007
So-called "date rape" drugs include ketamine, Rohypnol and GHB ... So-called "date rape" drugs include ketamine, Rohypnol and GHB.. (BBC News -- UK)
Donna bus driver, P.E. coach arrested on drug charges Feb 1, 2007
On Friday, Weslaco police arrested school bus driver Cristobal Lopez, 32, after finding about 30 illegal Rohypnol, or roche, pills inside his vehicle. Police started investigating Lopez after receiving tips that he had sold the powerful sedatives to students on his bus. (McAllen Monitor, TX)
Comedy in the dock over Chaser stunt Jan 22, 2007
Mr Licciardello also offered fans boxes labelled as Rohypnol, a drug used in date rapes, telling them: "When the players score, you can score.". Police intervened for Mr Licciardello's own safety after some fans grew aggressive and demanded he "get a real job". (NEWS.com.au)
Victims' Warning Over Xmas Drinks Dec 23, 2006
Police research has found little evidence of substances like rohypnol, GHB and Ketamine in women who have reported rape, writes Sky News reporter Sara Merchant. Kerry Milton was at a friend's house, Trudie Dove was in a pub and Katherine Xulu was with friends at a club - they all believe they were drugged and raped. (Sky News)
Teens getting high on legal drugs Dec 22, 2006
Use of inhalants, LSD and other hallucinogens showed virtually no change in the past year, along with heroin, tranquilizers, sedatives and club drugs such as Ketamine and Rohypnol. Of some concern to the researchers was a slight increase in the use of ecstasy, and the continued relatively high use of OxyContin and Vicodin. (CNN -- US)
Women who really do ask for it Nov 19, 2006
A police study published last week found that alcohol is the main factor in most date rape sex attacks, and that those old tabloid favourite date rape drugs , Rohypnol and GBH, feature so little that they are heading for urban myth territory. A 12-month study, Operation Matisse, was ordered by chief constables. (London Times Online)
Voyeur may have drugged girls' pudding cups Nov 18, 2006
A broadcast report earlier this week suggested police were looking into the possibility the woman may have ingested rohypnol, a so-called "date-rape drug." A 38-year-old Middletown man was arrested this week and charged with harassment in connection with the incident. Police have not commented on the possible use of rohypnol. (Middletown Press, CT)
Date-rape drugs 'not widespread' Nov 16, 2006
Use of Rohypnol is not "widespread", said report ... The study found no link to date-rape drug Rohypnol in 120 cases examined from November 2004 to October 2005. (BBC News -- UK)
Study Finds No 'Date Rape Drug' Links Nov 16, 2006
The first major study into alleged "drug rape" claims has found no links between cases and the drug Rohypnol ... The report concluded there was no evidence to suggest widespread use of Rohypnol and only "limited traces" of GHB, or gamma-hydroxybutyrate. (Sky News)
• Inhalant dangers outlined by doctor Nov 16, 2006
Leingang said he has seen where gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), rohypnol and ecstacy apparently are slipped into drinks, with people who have come into the ER. But the amnesic quality of these drugs makes it impossible for the people to remember what happened. Comments. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Drug clinic founder is struck off Nov 10, 2006
Grant Smith, 29, from Northampton choked on his own vomit in his sleep in September 2001 after taking the cocktail of drugs, including diazepam, rohypnol and temazepam. In its judgement, the GMC panel said Dr Brewer, who is now retired, fell "seriously short of the standards expected of a medical practitioner". (BBC News)
Drug-Slang Quiz Helps Parents Help Kids Nov 1, 2006
Rophies is the nickname for: a) Rohypnol, the date rape drug; b) the rush you feel after using cocaine. 4. (MEDLINEplus)
Police Investigate Rape Report At Twin Cities Bar Oct 19, 2006
"The victim called police from a gas station about five blocks away.Police talked with the owner of Dukes Wednesday afternoon. They said he was cooperative, but he would not talk to WCCO-TV about the ongoing investigation.The victim said she is sharing her story, hoping to prevent other rapes. "Be aware of your surroundings," she said.The woman said someone from the hospital told her she had two drugs - GHB and Rohypnol -- in her system.The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension's crime lab... (WCCO.com, MN)
Assaults prompt changes at bars Oct 17, 2006
Rohypnol (flunitrazepam): Also known as roofies - legitimately prescribed for short-term treatment of sleep disorders ... In Canada and the U.S., it is illegal to possess, traffic, import or produce Rohypnol. (Toronto Star)
Liquor law change aimed at date rape Oct 17, 2006
Dangerous mixRohypnol and GHB are central nervous system depressants and, because they are colourless, tasteless and odourless, they can be easily added to drinks Use of date rape drugs can, in some cases, lead to death, particularly when mixed with alcohol or other drugs. ROHYPNOL: Also known as roofies, roachies, la rocha, forget pill, peanuts, whiteys, ropes, pappas, ro-shays, robinal, Mexican Valium, circles. (Toronto Star -- Ontario)
Body language underwrites successful history Sep 5, 2006
Rohypnol, Andrew Hutchinson. WRITING ABOUT ITALIANS IN AUSTRALIA ($15,000). (The Age)
Mandelblit: Club Drugs – The Party's Over Sep 3, 2006
Consider this: According to a White House drug policy report, the tasteless and odorless depressants Rohypnol and GHB are often used in the commission of sexual assaults due to their ability to sedate and intoxicate unsuspecting victims. It is critical, therefore, that teens, young adults, and their parents be aware of this swiftly growing menace. (Newsmax)
FX Tests the Limits Aug 22, 2006
And in the following episode, Sheila, who has an off-and-on sexual relationship with Tommy, her deceased husband's cousin, drugged him with Rohypnol and Viagra and raped him. A vocal contingent of critics and audience members were so offended they vowed they would never watch again. (Los Angeles Times)
* World News Quick Take Aug 21, 2006
The ban follows a warning to the British flag-carrier's 13,000 staff last November about the threat of drinks being spiked with the tranquillizer Rohypnol while drinking off-duty in unsavory bars. The Sunday Morning Post, citing sources, said the airline was concerned about one popular unnamed bar in the seedy Wanchai district following complaints from four stewardesses that they felt unwell after visiting it in the past year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Professor Works On Test To Detect Date-Rape Drugs Aug 11, 2006
Date-rape drugs such as Rohypnol are most often slipped into a person's drink ... Rohypnol and other date-rape drugs -- often known as "roofies'' -- may no longer be detectable by the time a victim is treated and tested. Holmes said she's hoping to develop a small strip or stick that would turn a certain color if dipped into a drink spiked with roofies. Copyright 2006 by . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Links We Like Links We Like... (7 KETV Omaha)
Professor working on 'roofies' detector Aug 11, 2006
Date-rape drugs - or "roofies" - such as Rohypnol are secreted into a person's drink ... Rohypnol and other date-rape drugs may no longer detectable by the time a victim is treated and tested ... In May, she and three student researchers reached a milestone: They concocted a chemical mixture that turns from blue to colorless when Rohypnol is added. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Handheld Device to Detect Date-Rape Drugs Aug 11, 2006
In May, she and three student researchers reached a milestone: They concocted a chemical mixture that turns from blue to colorless when Rohypnol is added. "This took us weeks and weeks," Holmes said. (Newsmax)
St. Tropez suspect tries to tell his side Jul 31, 2006
Washington, who claims to be a descendent of America's first president --George Washington -- called the Daily Mail and London Times over the weekend and said he believes his drink was spiked with a date-rape drug similar to Rohypnol. He told the newspapers he remember nothing about the attack. (Washington Times)
Congress Targets Deceptive 'Sex' Sites Jul 25, 2006
The list of offending drugs would include gamma hydroxybutyric acid (sometimes called liquid ecstasy), ketamine and flunitrazepam (better known under the trade name Rohypnol). Specify that anyone who must register under the proposed law's requirements would no longer enjoy any electronic privacy. (Newsmax)
Prion Find Points Way To Test For Human 'Mad Cow' Disease Jul 7, 2006
(May 3, 1998) -- Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch have found that an increasing number of young women are taking Rohypnol, commonly known as the "date-rape drug", to minimize depression and boost. . (Science Daily)
New coach brings energy to Ohio State Jun 27, 2006
" Not everything has gone smoothly for Lichter during his career, however. A few days after accepting the position, reports surfaced that Lichter had unwittingly been part of a drug sting while working at a Gold's Gym in Ogden, Utah in 1998. While working as a sales representative for the gym, Lichter delivered an envelope to an undercover policeman at the request of his manager without knowing what was inside. The envelope contained Rohypnol commonly known as the date-rape drug and Ritalin.... (Ohio State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Live! Rude! Girl! Jun 25, 2006
We're afraid that beer-chuggin', date-rapin' frat boys are slipping Rohypnol into our mai tais. We're afraid that sexual predators stalk our playgrounds and our internetz. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
OSU strength coach part of 1998 drug sting Jun 23, 2006
Originally charged with distributing Ritalin and the date-rape drug Rohypnol, a felony charge was dismissed and Lichter pleaded guilty to possession. Lichter confirmed his arrest on paperwork while applying for the Ohio State job. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Football)
County board passes pot ordinance Jun 16, 2006
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Drink-spike victims had one too many Jun 4, 2006
No evidence was found of GHB or Rohypnol, two well-known "date rape" drugs. Ninety-five per cent of victims in the survey were female, and the average age was 25. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Drugs a Factor in Many Sexual Assaults May 16, 2006
Five percent of the victims were given so-called "date-rape" drugs such as Rohypnol, a tranquilizer 10 times more potent than Valium, the study said. Adam Negrusz, lead author of the study, said drug use raises the risk of sexual assault, whether or not alcohol has been used. (MEDLINEplus)
Most sexual assaults drug facilitated, UIC study claims May 12, 2006
Four of the unwittingly-drugged victims, Negrusz said, tested positive for Rohypnol, a tranquilizer 10 times more potent than Valium that has been banned in the United States. When the subject's voluntary drug use was queried, 35. (EurekAlert!)
Death of a boy with a sordid story to tell May 2, 2006
It would also hear evidence of other allegations against Mr Rix of sexual assault and supplying the date rape drug Rohypnol. SPONSORED LINKS. (The Age, Australia)
Use of date rape drugs increasing Apr 22, 2006
Rohypnol is a white, green or purple pill. Nicknames include roofies, forget-me pill and mind-eraser. (Frederick News-Post)
Smoking ban 'will lead to muggings and date rape' Mar 28, 2006
Critics condemned it as 'stupidity or insanity' and an open invitation to criminals who spike drinks with drugs such as Rohypnol, GHB or Ketamine. This is far more serious than many people might imagine,' said Graham Rhodes, founder of the Roofie Foundation, Britain's only specialised agency dealing with this issue. (The Observer)
- Charlie Brooker Mar 24, 2006
I suppose I'm inadvertently advocating a form of self-administered Rohypnol. God knows where you'd wake up, or what shape you'd be in. (Guardian Unlimited)
Will Clarke go soft on LSD and Ecstasy? Jan 22, 2006
The Home Secretary asked the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs yesterday to consider shifting GHB and Rohypnol from Class C - where they are ranked alongside cannabis - to a higher category ... The move follows growing fears that potential rapists are using Rohypnol and GHB - gamma-hydroxybutyrate - to spike young women's drinks ... Rohypnol was not found in any cases - although its use cannot be ruled out as traces disappear from the body quickly. (Daily Mail - UK)
Cannabis and mental health Jan 21, 2006
I can today announce that I have also asked the Advisory Council to report on the classification of so called date rape drugs, including GHB and Rohypnol. On cannabis, I have considered very carefully the advice which I have received from many sources. (The Labour Party)
Clarke announces tougher rules on 'date-rape' drugs Jan 20, 2006
He promised a sweeping review of the 35-year-old system of classifying drugs into three categories and, in a separate move, signalled a toughening of controls on so-called date-rape drugs such as Rohypnol and GHB.. Mr Clarke said the classification system sent out "strong but confusing signals" to the public about different types of drug. (Independent)
Clarke to overhaul drug classifications Jan 20, 2006
Mr Clarke also announced he had asked the Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs to look at toughening the classification of date rape drugs, GHB and Rohypnol, which are both class C. He has accepted ACMD's advice not to ban khat, a drug used in the Somali community. The ACMD report published yesterday concludes that evidence on its mental health links is not strong enough to justify changing the status of cannabis to class B. "The current evidence suggests, at worst, that using cannabis... (Guardian Unlimited)
