GHB aka Liquid Ecstasy

GHB can be a liquid as well as a pill or a powder. In its liquid form it is odorless, colorless and has a slight salty taste that can easily be masked by the flavor of a drink. Within 10 to 20 minutes after it is ingested this depressant takes effect and can last up to 4 hours. On the street it is known as soap, fantasy, scoop, easy lay, Georgia home boy, liquid G, grievous bodily harm, liquid X, and goop as well as liquid ecstasy. Despite its nicknames, GHB is not related to actual Ecstasy, either chemically or pharmacologically.

GHB can be added to beverages and ingested without the victim’s knowledge, and as such has been used in ‘date rape’. While under the influence of the drug the victim is not able to defend themselves. In some cases it causes anterograde amnesia making it hard to impossible for a victim to recall an attack, or identify the attacker. Side effects of the drug could include seizures, poisoning, of accidental overdose. When combined with alcohol or other drugs GHB can cause nausea and breathing problems. When given in high doses coma can occur or even death. The drug can become addictive with prolonged use and withdrawal effects could include insomnia, anxiety, tremors and sweating.

At recreational levels, GHB is taken like other ‘club drugs’, to enhance the club or party experience. It is thought that small doses act as a stimulant and aphrodisiac. The drug has a tendency to produce euphoria and sociability, assumed assets in the dance party scene.

Historically, GHB has been used as a general anesthetic, to treat conditions like clinical depression, alcoholism and to improve athletic performance. It has been used to treat people with narcolepsy, excessive daytime sleepiness and insomnia, inability to sleep at night. Newer drugs have led to a decrease in legitimate medical use except in the treatment of narcolepsy and occasionally alcoholism.
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