GHB

EFFECTS OF GHB

• Memory lapses
• Drowsiness
• Clumsiness
• Dizziness
• Lowered heart rate
• Tremors
• Diarrhoea

CLASSIFICATION

• Ghb is a depressant
• It is a schedule 1 drug

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS

• Gamma butyrolactone
• Sodium Hydroxide or Potassium Hydroxide

DIFFERENT NAMES FOR GHB

• Cherry Meth
• Liquid X
• Fantasy
• GBH
• Salty Water
• Georgia Home Boy
• Scoop
• Sleep-500
• Soap
• Vita-G

HISTORY OF GHB

• GHB was first made in the 1920s, and was used as an anesthetic agent in the 1960s. It was sold in health food stores as a performance-enhancing additive in bodybuilding formulas until the FDA banned it in the 1990. In March of 2000 it became a schedule 1 controlled substance.

MEDICAL USES

• In some European countries GHB is used as addition to anesthesia.
• It can treat narcolepsy

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CONSEQUENCES FOR HAVING GHB

• Simple possession or possession for sale: 2-3 years
• Transportation: 3-4 years

RESOURCES

• https://www.k-state.edu/media/webzine/Didyouhearyes/GHBfacts.html
• http://www.cognitiveliberty.org/dll/ghbindex.htm