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GHB (Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid). A date rape drug. A bodybuilders’ drug. Classification. Powerful, rapidly acting central nervous system depressant. What it looks like. LIQUID Odorless Colorless Or WHITE POWDER. G Scoop Liquid Ecstasy Liquid X Georgia Home Boy. Other Names.
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GHB(Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid) A date rape drug A bodybuilders’ drug
Classification • Powerful, rapidly acting central nervous system depressant
What it looks like... LIQUID • Odorless • Colorless Or WHITE POWDER
G Scoop Liquid Ecstasy Liquid X Georgia Home Boy Other Names
Swallowed How it is used
produces euphoric and hallucinogenic states enhances the effects of other bodybuilding supplements functions as a growth hormone that releases agents to stimulate muscle growth Why it is used
SHORT TERM seizures vomiting sweating Vertigo Loss of consciousness Irregular / depressed respiration Tremors Coma LONG TERM Insomnia functions as a growth hormone that releases agents to stimulate muscle growth Interrupts normal physiological hormonal release during deep sleep stages. Physical Effects
SHORT TERM Euphoria Hallucinations LONG TERM Anxiety Drug craving Psychological Effects
Laws It is against the law to possess GHB
Bibliography • “A Look at GHB”, Alcohol and Drug Information. March 30, 2005. <http://www.health.org/newsroom/rep/189.aspx >. • “Gamma-Hydroxybutyric AcidA Growing Danger”, Quackwatch. <http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/ghb.html>.
Bibliography • “The psychological and behavioral effects of GHB…”, CNRS. April 1, 2005. <http://www2.cnrs.fr/en/8.htm>