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GHB Date Rape Drug. Latisha Flores Kiana Cannon 2A. History of the substance. The GHB is made in a home lab usually in the form of liquid which has no odor or color. GHB is a designer drug made for the purpose of getting high. How GHB is used.
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GHB Date Rape Drug Latisha Flores Kiana Cannon 2A
History of the substance • The GHB is made in a home lab usually in the form of liquid which has no odor or color. • GHB is a designer drug made for the purpose of getting high.
How GHB is used • GHB is used by swallowing. GHB is in a liquid or powder form which is mixed with water or tablets.
Warning signs of ghb • Chest pain • Confusion • Depression • Difficult breathing
What GHB does • The side effects of GHB are • Dizziness • Nausea • Vomiting‘ • Vision changes • GHB can stop your breathing, its possible you can go into a coma and it can kill you.
Street names • GHB can go by • Cup • G • Georgia home boy • Liquid ecstasy • Get-Her-To-Bed
How quickly GHB acts • GHB begins to take effect 10-15 minutes after ingestion. The drug lasts for 3-6 hours when not taken with alcohol, 36-72 hours when taken with alcohol or any other drug. • In very high dosages unconsciousness or even a coma can occur within 5 minutes.
History of GHB • In 1960 GHB was introduction into medicine • 1963 GHB was discovered as a natural chemical in the human brain • 1970 GHB was recommended for the treatment of narcolepsy
Interesting facts • When GHB is in your system it helps you Burn fat when you sleep • It is dangerous for women to take GHB because GHB is a hormone that doesn't occur naturally in women and can cause heart attacks
after GHB became more difficult to buy, two other substances quickly took its place. These substances are gamma, butyrolactone Both GBL and BD actually turn into GHB as they are broken down in the body, producing the same effects as a dose of GHB.