User:Mr. Ibrahem/Flunitrazepam

Flunitrazepam, also known as Rohypnol among other names, is a benzodiazepine which has been used to treat trouble sleeping and to assist with anesthesia. It is not an initially recommended treatment and is only recommended for short-term use.

Side effects include a risk of abuse, night time eating, confusion, and withdrawal symptoms if stopped suddenly after long term use. In high doses decreased efforts to breath and death may result. After prolonged use the medication needs to be slowly stopped.

Flunitrazepam was patented in 1962 and came into medical use in 1974. It not legally available in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand and is restricted in parts of Europe. It has been referred to as a date rape drug, though the percentage of reported rape cases in which it is involved is small.