Rohypnol is a very powerful benzodiazepine. It is ten times more potent than any other Valium benzodiazepine and the effects are felt very quickly by any user. The drug usually works on the body for up to eighteen hours or (sometimes longer). Also during this period the user will experience many symptoms and some are: drowsiness, disorientation and possible loss of consciousness. Most people who take Rohypnol suffer from a form of amnesia that prevents memory formation as long as they have the drug in their bodies. Too much rohypnol can lead to overdose. The chances of overdose increase substantially when rohypnol is mixed with alcohol and/or other drugs. Using rohypnol can affect your self-control. Rohypnol is used in "rape" and other assaults because it is a sedative that can make you unconscious and immobilized making it easier for people to take advantage of others. Not everyone uses the word Rohypnol, some of the other words it might be used to be identified include roofies, forgotten drug, trip and fall, mind erasers and Mexican valium. The drug is usually smuggled into the United States via mail or delivery services. Rohypnol is not approved for medical use in the United States. It is widely used in other countries as a sleep aid. Rohypnol comes in pill or tablet form as a solution for injection. The pill or tablet is swallowed, chewed, or placed under the tongue to slowly dissolve. Less commonly, it is crushed and snorted or dissolved and injected. It is also sometimes added to marijuana and smoked. Rohypnol is usually supplied in doses of 1 or 2 milligrams. The effects begin very quickly within fifteen to twenty minutes and sometimes the effects can last between eight and eighteen hours. In response to… middle of paper… carpets and addictive substances. Ed. Barbara C. Bigelow. Gale Cengage, 2006. eNotes.com. 2006. March 30, 2011 http://www.enotes.com/drugs-substances-encyclopedia/rohypnol/usage-trends"Rohypnol - Treatment for Frequent Users." Encyclopedia of drugs and addictive substances. Ed. Barbara C. Bigelow. Gale Cengage, 2006. eNotes.com. 2006. March 30, 2011 http://www.enotes.com/drugs-substances-encyclopedia/rohypnol/treatment-habitual-users"Rohypnol - Consequences." Encyclopedia of drugs and addictive substances. Ed. Barbara C. Bigelow. Gale Cengage, 2006. eNotes.com. 2006. March 30, 2011 http://www.enotes.com/drugs-substances-encyclopedia/rohypnol/consequences"Rohypnol - The Law." Encyclopedia of drugs and addictive substances. Ed. Barbara C. Bigelow. Gale Cengage, 2006. eNotes.com. 2006. March 30, 2011 http://www.enotes.com/drugs-substances-encyclopedia/rohypnol/law