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Definition of Rohypnol

1. Noun. A depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia.

Definition of Rohypnol

1. Proper noun. (trademark) The sedative drug flunitrazepam, often referred to as a date rape drug. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rohypnol

Literary usage of Rohypnol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Date Rape Drugs: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, U.S. House of edited by Fred Upton (2000)
"For these reasons, one of the street names for rohypnol is "the forget me pill." The drug is tasteless, odorless and dissolves easily in carbonated ..."

2. The Supply of Illicit Drugs to the United States: The MMICC Report, 1995 by Paul V. Daly (1998)
"rohypnol Flunitrazepam (rohypnol) is a benzodiazepine that is used in the ... Abuse of rohypnol tablets continued to rise, especially in the southern United ..."

3. Problems of Drug Dependence: Proceedings of the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting by Louie S. Harrie (1999)
"In December 1995 we interviewed 39 drug users along the Mexico border between Brownsville and Laredo who were referred to us as users of rohypnol. ..."

4. The National Drug Control Strategy 1996 by Barry R. McCaffrey (1996)
"A third emerging drug, rohypnol, presents a new challenge. ... rohypnol has been popular in Europe since the 1980s, particularly among cocaine users who use ..."

5. Mexican and American Responses to the International Narcotics Threat edited by Jesse Helms (1999)
"Mexico has been a major source country for rohypnol. See, New International Threat of "Date-Rape Drug" Trafficking: Hearings Before the Subcomm. on Western ..."

6. Pulse Check: National Trends in Drug Abuse by Lee P. Brown (1995)
"rohypnol is a powerful tranquil- izer which is attracting young, ... One Texas source describes most rohypnol users as teens and young adults who purchase ..."

7. Pulse Check: National Trends in Drug Abuse: Summer 1998 by Barry M. McCaffrey (1999)
"rohypnol is reported as an emergent drug in many areas. rohypnol, reported originally in Texas and Florida in several earlier Pulse Check reports, ..."

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