GHB (Gamma Hydroxybutyric acid)

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GHB(Gamma Hydroxybutyric acid)

• Depressant for the central nervous system.

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GHB Street Names

• Liquid Ecstasy
• Liquid x
• Georgia home boy
• Fantasy
• G

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GHB

• It is illegally produced in home labs.
• Known as a designer drug, it is specifically made
  for getting people high.
• It causes the victim incapable of resisting and
  may cause memory problems.
• It makes the user feel relaxed, happy, and
  sociable.

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Appearance of GHB

• An odorless, colorless, liquid form.
• It can also be in powder or pill form.
• Usually ingested in a liquid mixture most
  commonly mixed with alcohol.

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GHB Category

• GHB is a depressant, It attacks the central
  nervous system.
• The drugs in the category of depressants all slow
  down the nervous system and reduce stress.

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Short Term/ Immediate Effects

• Drowsiness
• Dizziness
• Nausea
• Visual Disturbances

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Long-Term Effects

• Unconsciousness
• Seizures
• Severe respiratory depression
• Coma
• Death
• Insomnia
• Liver Failure

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Legality

• GHB is now illegal in most states in the United
  States
• Anyone who possesses, manufactures, or
  distributes GHB could face up to 20 years in
  prison.

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Medical Usage

• It was approved by the food and drug
  administration for use of treatment for
  narcolepsy (A sleep disorder) before it became
  illegal.

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GHB Statistics

• It is used for people the age of 12-77
• More than 66 deaths are related to GHB overdoses
• More than 5,800 overdoses have been documented in
  emergency rooms nationwide.

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Where To Go For Help

• Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center Hartford, CT.
  Call (860)-524-0046
• The Salvation Army Adult Rehab Center. 333
  Homestead Avenue Hartford, CT.

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Citations

• How GHB is abused. Rape Treatment Center. May
  9th, 2011 lthttp//www.911rape.org/rape-drugs/ghb/h
  ow-ghb-is-abusedgt
• U,S Drug Enforcment Administration. DEA. May 5th,
   2011 lthttp//www.justice.gov/dea/concern/ghb_fact
  sheet.htmlgt.
• GHB facts. Above The Influence. May 5th,
  2011 lthttp//abovetheinfluence.com/facts/drugsghb/
  gt. 
• Club Drugs. July 2010 National Instuitute on drug
  abuse. May 5th, 2011 lthttp//www.drugabuse.gov/inf
  ofacts/clubdrugs.htmlgt. 
• Porrota, Trinka. GHB addiction. May 5th,
  2011 http//www.trendydrugs.org/ghb_addiction.htm
  Statistics20-20Underreported
• GHB. Dance Safe. May 9th, 2011 lthttp//dancesafe.o
  rg/drug-information/ghbgt. 

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Citations

• GHB Drug addiction and abuse. March 25th,
  2011 Narconon. May 9th, 2011 lthttp//www.narconon.
  ca/ghb.htmgt.