Effects+and+Types+of+Date+Rape+Drugs

=__**Effects of Date Rape** __=

**Short Term Effects** The most common effects include: euphoria, amnesia, intoxication, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, amnesia, hallucinations, hypotension, severe respiratory depression, and coma. In lower doses the most common side effects are: drowsiness, nausea, and hallucinations. In higher doses the most common side effects are: unconsciousness, seizures, severe respiratory depression, and coma. Since the drug is not standardized it is impossible to be certain what dosage you are taking or being given and accidental overdose is a distinct possibility.

** Long Term Effects **  The long term effects of the date rape drug are not usually visable. They include anxiety, depression, social withdrawl, rage, and anger wich are all forms of post tramitic stress disorder. Victims may also suffer from Major Depressive Dissorder, which occurs after being sexually assulted.Symptoms include pressed mood, an inability to enjoy things, difficulty sleeping, changes in patterns of sleeping and eating, problems in concentration and decision-making, feelings of guilt, hopelessness, and decreased self-esteem

=**__Forms of Date Rape Drugs__**=

** Rohypnol **, **// GHB //** , **// Ketamine //** and //**MDMA.**//

The most common form of Date Rape is: Rohypnol (also known as "Roofies")

** Rohypnol: ** is a potent sedative hypnotic drug. A small dose can put users into a deep sleep for up to 8 hours. It can also cause amnesis. Nickname for rohypnol is the “forget pill”. In large doses of rohypnol the side effects include profound memory loss, hallucinations, breathing difficulties and falling into a coma.

** GHB ** :in recreational doses relaxes and sedates users, many users report feeling euphoric while under the influence. Higher doses GHB can produce an extremely deep sleep, sometimes mistaken for a coma that lasts for up to 4 hours followed by pronounced amnesia. At these higher doses GHB may cause disorientation, slowed heart rate, seizures and coma. Overdosing on this drug mixed with alcohol is of real danger. The lethal dose is only about 5 times the intoxicating dose. Victims who are drugged with GHB are not only in danger of being assaulted but also may suffer potential life threatening after effects of the drug.

** Ketamine: ** produces a dream like state. High doses of Ketamine may result in cognitive impairment, delirium, amnesia and respitory problems.


 * MDMA: **initially the effects noticed by users are agitation,loss of sense of time, and loss of hunger & thirst. Then a state of euphoria sets in . Some adverse effects are arrhythmia, tremors and hypertension. But more commonly hypothermia and 'serotonin syndrome' caused by an increased body temperature at a fast pace.