Rohypnol{™}

Rohypnol{™}
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the brand name of the drug Flunitrazepam which is used in some countries to treat insomnia (= the condition of being unable to sleep). It has become known as a date-rape drug and has been used to commit sexual assaults. The drug makes people relax and causes amnesia (= when someone cannot remember what has happened to them) and is given to victims secretly, for example in a drink. Rohypnol pills have now been changed so that they turn blue when added to liquids but many of the old pills are still available.

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