Date rape drugs what they are and how they affect you

                 Date Rape drugs what are date rape drugs? well generally speaking they are substances that make you incapable or saying no or asserting yourself. also your needs can be used for date rape , these needs include, alcohol , marijuana or lots of other street drugs that can be very harmful to you.

 what kinds of rape drugs are used ? one of the kinds of dape rape drugs are (GHB) also know as Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate - (GHB) has a few forms , white powdery substance, and pill,. This can make your drink taste a little salty  if you mix it with a sweet drink such as fruit juice. this drug can take about 10-15 minutes to kick into your system. and it's lost about 4 hours later. A very small can have a very big effect on you.

                  (GHB) can cause some of these problems like, drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, sweating, tremors and so on, you can easily overdose on this drug. Most (GHB) is made by people in street "labs" or even at home. So you won't really know what's in it or how it will affect you. Another type of date rape drug is Rohypnol , which is a trade  name for Forflunitrazepam (FLOO-neye-TRAZ-uh-pam) it is a pill that disolves in liquid.  Some are small, round and white. Some of the newer pills are oval or green and gray in color. When on of these pills slipped in a drink the dye in these newer pills turn clear liquids blue.  They may also be ground up into powder, the effects or Rohypnol take effect within 30 minutes of being drugged and can last for several hours. 

                Some of the problems that this pill can cause is, muscle relaxation  or even loss of muscle control , stomach problems, low blood pressure, nausea, or even death. Rohypnol is also known as , forget pill, lunch money, , rib or roach. so how can we stop date rape drug from being used? well first if your at a party or bar don't ever look away from your drink or move it , cause right there is someone the opportunity to drug you. Don't ever share drinks, open containers yourself, have a non drinking friend with you to make sure nothing happens to you. I feel alot of people should listen to this and stay safe, that's my opinion.