Peak effect takes place after approximately 2 hours causing most victims to lose consciousness. Those who ingest the Rohypnol become extremely relaxed, can lose bodily control. They are disinhibited and appear to be very drunk. Greatest physiological risk occurs when Rohypnol is used in with other drugs. Rohypnol is 10 times more potent than Valium and enters the bloodstream as quickly as 15 minutes after ingestion.
Users can experience extreme sedation, dizziness, and loss of bodily control.
Rohypnol causes an intoxication where users don t care about what they do or cannot stop what happens to them. Withdrawal symptoms range from headache, muscle pain, and confusion, to hallucinations and convulsions. Seizures may occur a week or more after usage has stopped. Rohypnol is not legally available for medical uses in the United States. However, it is an approved medicine in other parts of the world and is prescribed for short-term treatment of sleep disorders.