Rape Drugs aka Date Rape Drugs - Ketamine Hydrochloride

Written by Krista

Ketamine Hydrochloride

Ketamine is a legal drug sold as a veterinary sedative or hospital grade anesthesia and goes by the brand names Ketaset® or Ketalar®. It is in the same family of drugs as PCP or angel dust (phencyclidine). When used in humans, the drug acts as a dissociative anesthesia; it renders the user vaguely aware of, but comfortably detached from, all bodily sensations.

In undiluted form it looks like an off-white powder, in diluted form it looks like slightly cloudy water.

The street names for Ketamine are: Special K, Super K, K, OK, KO, Vitamin K, Kid Rock, Ket Kat, Make-Her-Mine.

Ketamine can cause these problems:

• has a dissociative action, type of out of body experience, yet conscious
• loss of grasp with primary senses - distorted perceptions of sight and sound

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• feelings of peace, detachment from body, enter a type of transitional world of darkness, leading to a near death type of experience
• often causes those under influence to feel connected to emotionality
• loss of memory, includes amnesia, hallucinations
• patients state they are awake but paralyzed
• can cause violent reactions in some who take the drug in excessive amounts, with aggressive displays, impaired self control, hallucinations and other toxic side effects such as nausea and vomiting
• problems breathing
• dream-like feeling
• coma
• death

When taken orally or nasally (snorted), the effects of Ketamine take 10 - 20 minutes to be realized. When taken intravenously the effects are instantaneous. The effects last less than 3 hours and the drug is detectable in the system up to 48 hours depending on the method of ingestion. Since it is often mixed with other mind-altering drugs, like heroin and cocaine, many people do not ever realize they have been given this substance.

What makes the 3 main date rape drugs - Rohypnol, Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate (GHB) and Ketamine - so dangerous?

These date rape drugs are sometimes used to assist in a sexual assault. Sexual assault is any type of sexual activity that a person does not agree to. It can include inappropriate touching, vaginal penetration, sexual intercourse, rape, and attempted rape. Because of the effects of these rape drugs, victims may be physically helpless, unable to refuse sex, and can't remember what happened. The date rape drugs often have no color, smell, or taste and are easily added to flavored drinks without the victim's knowledge. There are at least three date rape drugs:

Rohypnol (flunitrazepam)

Rohypnol is a prescription sedative/depressant belonging to the Benzodiazepine family of drugs used as a powerful sedative or sleeping medication. Similar drugs in this family are Valium and Halcion.

The street names for Rohypnol are: Rophy, Ruffles, Roofies, Ruffies, Ruff Up, Rib, Roach 2, R2, R2-Do-U, Roche, Rope, Ropies, Circles, Circes, Forget It, Forget-Me-pill, Mexican Valium.

This drug is not manufactured or approved for use in North America but can be found as a street drug. Rohypnol is a pill and dissolves in liquids. New pills turn blue when added to liquids. However, the old pills, with no color, are still available. The tablet is white and looks slightly smaller than an aspirin and may be packaged in bubble wrap, which gives it a false sense of safety or legality.

The effects of Rohypnol can be felt within 20-30 minutes of ingestion with the strongest effects felt within one to two hours. The effects may last up to 8 hours. Mixed with alcohol, the effects last longer, up to 36 hours. After ingestion it can be found in the blood stream for 24 hours and in urine samples for 48 hours.

Rohypnol can cause these problems:

• can't remember what happened while drugged
• sleepiness
• muscle relaxation or loss of muscle control
• drunk feeling
• problems talking
• difficulty with motor movements
• loss of consciousness
• confusion
• problems seeing
• dizziness
• lower blood pressure
• nausea, stomach problems

The pills are small and white with a split-pill line on one side and the word "ROCHE" with the number 1 or 2 in a circle stamped on the other. They are quickly dissolved in liquid especially when crushed first.

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