Flunitrazepam: More Than a Date Rape Drug

Study Objective To evaluate the independent relationship between depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and drug resistance self-efficacy, and future intentions to use flunitrazepam. Design Cross-sectional survey. Setting Community-based family planning clinics. Participants 865 sexually active women who self-identified as Caucasian, African-American, or Mexican American, denied using flunitrazepam in the last 12 months and reported intentions to use or not use this substance in the next 12 months. Interventions None. Main Outcome Measure An anonymous self-report measure assessed the patientʹs intentions to use flunitrazepam in the next 12 months; other lifetime drug use; and standardized measures of depression, self-esteem, and drug resistance self-efficacy. We hypothesized that future potential users of flunitrazepam would exhibit an increased number of depressive symptoms, lowered self-esteem, and limited drug resistance self-efficacy.