knockout drops
Drink-lacing sedatives
Knockout drops are drugs secretly added to someone's drink to render them unconscious.
The term evokes crime fiction and barroom treachery—slipping something into a victim's cocktail to rob or assault them: Someone must have slipped him knockout drops.
Chloral hydrate was the classic substance, though the term now covers various sedatives used for the same purpose.
Sedative abused recreationally
- ketamineDissociative anesthetic agent
- scopolamineTropane alkaloid for nausea
- benzodiazepinesSedative-hypnotic drug class
- barbituratesSedative-hypnotic drug class
ether · colorless · odorless · tasteless · fast-acting · water-soluble
Substance enabling sexual assault
- roofiesIllicit sedative tablets
- sexual assaultForced sexual contact crime
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- evidence collectionSecuring items for prosecution
toxicology screen · prosecution · premeditation · vulnerability · perpetrator · accomplice
Complete lack of awareness
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- stuporSuspended sensibility
- memory lossFailure to recall
- blackoutComplete power loss
disorientation · incapacitation · drowsiness · immobilization · amnesia · confusion · helplessness · vulnerability
Harmful excess intake
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
- lethalityAbility to cause death
- poisoningHarmful substance exposure
- respiratory failureInadequate lung gas exchange
coma · drug interaction · contamination · adulteration · medical emergency · hospitalization · long-term effects · trauma
GHB
Sedative abused recreationally
- ketamineDissociative anesthetic agent
- scopolamineTropane alkaloid for nausea
- benzodiazepinesSedative-hypnotic drug class
barbiturates · ether · colorless · odorless · tasteless · fast-acting · water-soluble
date rape drug
Substance enabling sexual assault
- roofiesIllicit sedative tablets
- sexual assaultForced sexual contact crime
- robberyTheft through intimidation
evidence collection · toxicology screen · prosecution · premeditation · vulnerability · perpetrator · accomplice
unconsciousness
Complete lack of awareness
- sedationDrug-induced calm state
- stuporSuspended sensibility
- memory lossFailure to recall
blackout · disorientation · incapacitation · drowsiness · immobilization · amnesia · confusion · helplessness · vulnerability · impaired judgment
overdose
Harmful excess intake
respiratory failure · coma · drug interaction · contamination · adulteration · medical emergency · hospitalization · long-term effects · trauma · psychological harm
- sedativessedative, sedatives, tranq, tranks, tranquilizers
knockout dropsstimulants
Agents that heighten arousal
amphetamines · uppers · smelling salts · caffeine pills · speed
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