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GHB

Classification: Sedative hypnotic

Commercial Names: Xyrem

Common Names/Nicknames: G, Georgia homeboy, liquid ecstasy, soap, goop

Active Compound: Gamma-hydroxybutyrate / sodium-oxybate

Found in: Prescription GHB, found in low doses in distilled beverages

Mode of Consumption: Ingestion

 

DEA Scheduling/Legal Status (in US): Schedule I, illegal in all states

Effects:

Relaxation, drowsiness

Risks:

Nausea, headache, loss of coordination, memory impairment, respiratory depression, decreased heart rate, seizures, coma, fatal overdose

Dangerous Drug Combinations:

Potentially fatal combination with alcohol, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, inhalants, and other respiratory depressants

Special Considerations:

Associated with sexual assaults and/or rape

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Sources:

Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy (Third Edition), by Cynthia Kuhn, Scott Swartzwelder, and Wilkie Wilson. Published 2008 by W. W. Norton & Company.

 

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institute of Health (NIH) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/

 

U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), part of the U.S. Department of Justice.

http://www.justice.gov/dea/

 

Erowid Organization

http://www.erowid.org/

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