Date Rape Drugs In The Nocturnal City

Justin Abreu
Sophie O’Manique
URBST 114
May 16, 2018
The Nocturnal City

Teenagers and adults love to party and they also love the club scene, whether they go out for a birthday or just for a night out to relax and to have fun. Others also go to get dressed up and to forget everything that is going on around them for a quick moment. In the club setting, one might find alcohol enough and therefore might resort to drugs in order to get more buzzed or high. Due to the fact that drugs are often mixed with alcohol in the club scene, it causes dangers because sometimes people are not aware of what they are putting into their bodies. There are some drugs that are dangerous and need to be watched out for, and even while one is having fun in the club

Sexual assault is any type of sexual activity that a person does not agree to. Date rape drugs are powerful and dangerous. They can be slipped into one’s drink when one is not looking. Date rape drugs often have no color, smell, or taste, so one can not even tell if one are being drugged. The drugs can make one weak and confused and it can even cause one to pass out resulting in that one cannot consenting to sex. Both men and women can be drugged with these drugs. The term "date rape" is widely used. Stated in the article “Date Rape Drug” by Susan Weiss, most experts prefer the term "drug-facilitated sexual assault." These drugs are also used to help people commit other crimes, like robbery and physical assault. The term "date rape" also can be misleading because the person who commits the crime might not actually be dating the victim. Rather, it could be an acquaintance or even a stranger. The most popular Date rape drugs would be Rohypnol and

Roofies are in the same family of medications as Valium and Xanax. However, unlike these other drugs, Rohypnol has yet been approved for any medical use in the United States. It is illegal to manufacture, distribute, or possess Rohypnol in America. Rohypnol is a potent sedative, meaning it induces sleep. The physical effects of the drug may be noticeable within twenty to thirty minutes after ingestion and the effects may last for many hours. Rohypnol may cause drowsiness, confusion, impaired motor skills, dizziness, disorientation, disinhibition, impaired judgment, and reduced levels of consciousness (Nera "ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW" 1970). You may look and act like someone who is drunk when drugged with Rohypnol. Your speech may be slurred and you may have difficulty standing or walking. You may also be completely unconscious. One of the most dangerous effects of Rohypnol is that it can cause complete or partial "anterograde" amnesia which is the absence of memory for the events that occur after it is ingested. This means that you will not be able to remember what was done to you while you were under the influence of the drug, which may have been for a significant period of time. So in the time the person was