By that time I"d be resigned and tame,.
Samantha Reid (1984-1999), wrote a poem called "What If?" about dying before her time. She later became a victim of The Date Rape Drug, and died after 18 hours of life support. This poem later appeared on her headstone.
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What if you were drugged with a date rape drug? Can you imagine this happening to you? Most of you probably can't. Today rape is higher than ever before because of date rape drugs. I know that most of you men think that this could never happen to you, well do not be naive. When date rape drugs are involved, anyone is susceptible to being a victim. One of the most widely used date rape drugs are Rohypnol, and there are things that you should know about protecting yourself as well as others.
What is Rohypnol? Flunitrazepam, which is marketed under the brand name Rohypnol, is a powerful nervous depressant that produces sedative-hypnotic effects, muscle relaxation, and amnesia. This prescription sedative is manufactured by the Hoffmann-LaRoche Company and has never been legally prescribed in the United States. The drug is seven to ten times stronger than Valium. A two-milligram pill has more intoxicating power than a six pack of beer.
Rohypnol has been used in Europe and South America since the 1970s as a means to relax patients before surgery and as a treatment for insomnia and is now available in more than sixty countries. The addictive drug has turned up in nearly every state in the United States. In 1996, the federal government established a fifteen year sentence for possessing or using the drug in America.
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One of the main date rape drugs used is Rohypnol; it is also know as "Roofies, Roach, Ribs, Roachies, La Roche, Rope, Rophies, Ruffies, or the Forget (me) Pill." It is similar to Valium, but ten times more powerful. Rohypnol is illegal in the United States, but it is used in other countries prescribed for sleeping disorders.