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Fact Sheet
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Drugstory Resources

	Beyond Ecstasy: The Facts About Other Club Drugs Contains information on GHB and Rohypnol®. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	Ecstasy & Club Drugs: A Writers' Roundtable Hear from experts and teens on the dangers of using Ecstasy and other club drugs. (Adobe Acrobat File)
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Fact Sheet

	Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/ Establishes policies, priorities and objectives for the nation's drug control program.
Fact Sheet: Rohypnol (February 2003) Gives information on Rohypnol, including its availability, effects, user characteristics, and regional trends in use.
Fact Sheet: Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) (November 2002) Gives information on Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB), including its availability, effects, user characteristics, and regional trends in use.
	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) http://www.nida.nih.gov/ A respected scientific research institution that studies and disseminates information on drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.
Infofacts: Rohypnol and GHB Lists the health hazards associated with Rohypnol and GHB.
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General Information

	Partnership for a Drug-Free America http://www.drugfreeamerica.org/ Attempts to reduce demand for illicit drugs in America through media communication.
Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS): Teens 2003 Surveys adolescent use, attitudes and exposure to marijuana, Ecstasy, inhalants, methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, LSD, alcohol and tobacco, as well as anti-drug media campaign messages. (Adobe Acrobat File)
Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS): Parents 2003 Surveys parental assumptions and attitudes regarding drugs and today’s youth, as well as how parents handle the issue of drugs with their children. (Adobe Acrobat File)
Partnership Attitude Tracking Studies (1997-2003) Connects to a list of all Partnership Attitude Tracking Studies from 1997 to 2003.
	The Anti-Drug http://www.theantidrug.com/ Educates parents about drugs and emphasizes the impact they can have in curbing their children's substance use.
Drug Information: GHB Has a brief description of GHB and its health effects.
Drug Information: Rohypnol Has a brief description of Rohypnol and its health effects.
	Monitoring the Future, The University of Michigan http://www.monitoringthefuture.org/ An ongoing substance abuse study that publishes yearly results on the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students and young adults.
National Results on Adolescent Drug Use 2003 This annual survey of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders tracks trends in the use of licit and illict drugs as well as trends in the levels of perceived risk and personal disapproval associated with each drug. (Adobe Acrobat File)
National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2003, Volume I: Secondary School Students This monograph gives the 1975-2003 national trends in smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use among American secondary school students. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) http://www.usdoj.gov/dea Enforces controlled substances laws and regulations in the United States.
Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid (GHB): Drug Information Includes information on the physical/mental effects and trafficking/production associated with GHB.
Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol): Drug Information Includes information on the physical/mental effects and trafficking/production associated with Rohypnol.
Drug Intelligence Brief: Club Drugs, An Update Includes information on Rohypnol®, GHB and GBL (a precursor chemical for the manufacture of GHB).
DEA Congressional Testimony on Gamma-hydroxybutyrate, Flunitrazepam and Ketamine (March 1999)
	U.S. Department of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/ The mission of the USDOJ is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law.
Acquaintance Rape of College Students This guide describes the problem of acquaintance rape, addressing its scope, causes and contributing factors. (Adobe Acrobat File)
Drug-Facilitated Rape: Looking for the Missing Pieces This article summarizes U.S. Department of Justice researchers' findings about drug-facilitated rape. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	U.S. Department of Justice: National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/index.htm The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) is the nation's principal center for strategic domestic counterdrug intelligence.
GHB Analogs: GBL, BD, GHV, and GVL (August 2002) Provides an update on the availability of, demand for, production, transportation, and distribution of GHB analogs.
National Drug Threat Assessment 2004 (April 2004) The most recently collected data from national law enforcement, intelligence and public health agencies. Includes information about the trafficking and abuse of GHB/Rohypnol. (Adobe Acrobat File)
	NIDA Congressional Testimony on Date-Rape Drugs (March 11, 1999) http://www.nida.nih.gov/testimony/3-11-99Testimony.html
	National Criminal Justice Reference Service http://www.ncjrs.org/ An information clearinghouse for people involved with research, policy, and practice related to criminal and juvenile justice and drug control.
In the Spotlight: Club Drugs Has numerous links to publications and Web pages focusing on club drugs, including GHB and Rohypnol®.
	PROJECT GHB http://www.projectghb.org/ Project GHB is an organization that creates public awareness and provides accurate information on the dangers of recreational GHB use and its analogs.
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Physical Effects of "Date-Rape Drugs"

	Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/ Establishes policies, priorities and objectives for the nation's drug control program.
Drug Facts: Club Drugs, Consequences of Use (Rohypnol/GHB)
	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Office of Applied Studies http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/ Provides the latest national data on substance abuse, drug related emergency department episodes and medical examiner cases, and the nation's substance treatment system.
Emergency Department Trends, Final Estimates 1994-2001 (August 2002) Collects data on the number and characteristics of drug-related visits to the emergency room. Includes data related to GHB and Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol®). (Adobe Acrobat File)
Club Drugs, 2001 Update (October 2001) Contains specific emergency department and medical examiner data related to club drugs, including GHB and Rohypnol®. (Adobe Acrobat File)
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