Word: rohypnol
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...roommate said that friends took the student to UHS the afternoon following the party, after a Google search revealed that the student’s symptoms matched those of Rohypnol poisoning perfectly...
According to the roommate, the nurse at first told the friends and victim that no test existed that could detect Rohypnol six to eight hours after ingestion and only changed her answer when presented with the results of the friends’ research. Tests eventually confirmed that Rohypnol, a sedative that can cause unconsciousness and amnesia, was in the victim’s system...
Director of University Health Services David S. Rosenthal said he could not comment on specific cases, but said that the service’s after-hours urgent care specialists are fully qualified to deal with Rohypnol poisoning...
According to Rosenthal, a toxicology screening could detect Rohypnol in urine up to 12 hours after ingestion...
...There is a drug or a toxic screen that is part of the routine procedures, [but] there are many things the screen will not pick up unless specifically asked for,” Rosenthal said. He did not provide specific statistics on the frequency of tests for Rohypnol or similar drugs...