Since sexual assault is so prevalent, it's important to talk about how date-rape drugs could play a part. Staying educated about these drugs is a great way to keep yourself safe so check out the chart below to learn about three very popular date-rape drugs.
| Drug | Appearance/Form | Effect on Person |
| GHB (gamma hydroxybutyric acid) | Liquid with no color or odor, white powder, or a pill. | Relaxation, dizziness, vomiting, sweating, unconsciousness, memory loss, coma, death. |
| Rohypnol (flunitrazepam): also called Rufies | A pill that dissolves in liquids. Newer pills turn the liquid blue, but older ones that have no color are still available. | Drowsiness, drunk {feeling}, problems talking, seeing, or moving, confusion, dizziness, loss of consciousness. |
| Ketamine (ketamine hydrochloride) | White powder. | Hallucinations, problems breathing, feeling out of control, lost sense of time and identity, numbness, slurred speech, vomiting. |
To find out how to protect yourself from being a victim of a date-rape drug, read more.
Although these tips might seem obvious, it can't hurt to refresh your memory, especially before a long weekend: Since these drugs are often dissolved in alcoholic drinks, never accept drinks from people you don't know and never let your drink out of your sight. Don't share drinks, drink from punch bowls, or drink anything that tastes or smells funky (GHB can have a salty flavor). And as always, drink responsibly and never drink and drive. Have a safe and fun Memorial Day weekend!










Easy...I went to a party at a frat house once, and they "opened" up some full bottles of their hunch punch for me when I walked up, thought they were being all special and shit. Well turns out about 4 sips into the drink, me and my girl were about wasted and had no clue why. Luckily we were with our very good (guy) friends. The cops showed up, so we freaked, chugged the rest of the drink and were so tanked we couldn't see straight. We all went home and well had a ball b/c we, again, were with trusted friends and just had a drunken fun time playing fuse ball and dancing and shit, but realized later that our newly opened punch was laced with GHB that the frat house was known for doing.
SO if you are on like your first drink, and you have only a few sips and notice that you are starting to feel incredibly drunk...you've been drugged so get with a close, trusted friend fast! Same thing happened (sort of) with some Zanex that a friend thought he was being nice by giving me for my headache, and after popping 2 of them, and blacking out...I am very happy to say I love the guy friends that I have!!
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