Tell-Tale Version of Date-Rape Drug
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A pharmaceutical company said it has developed a way for a drug sometimes linked to date-rape assaults to be more visible when placed in a drink. In the new formula, a tablet of the drug dissolves more slowly and releases a blue color so that it can be more easily detected. Even in a dark beverage, particles of the tablet will float. Colorless, odorless Rohypnol is 10 to 20 times more powerful than Valium and can be dropped into unknowing victims’ drinks.