Euphoria, increased sex drive, and tranquility are reported positive effects of GHB abuse. Negative effects may include sweating, loss of consciousness, nausea, hallucinations, amnesia, and coma, among other side effects.Xyrem (sodium oxybate), a brand name prescription drug was approved by the ...
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We know little about specific drug effect expectancies, triggers, coping skills, and consequences of use (positive/negative). While the drug treatment literature has a wealth of information to draw upon, GHB-specific information may greatly assist relapsdoi:10.1111/j.1521-0391.2010.00099.x...
GHB is regarded by recreational users as an innocent drug without any side effects. Recently, the number of patients in treatment due to GHB addiction sharply increased. In addition, various studies report incidents following risky GHB use or GHB overdosing. Other sedative drugs, like ketamine and...
When GHB was used as a testing drug (i.e., assessing its capacity to elicit discriminative stimulus effects similar to those of some abusive drugs), it failed to substitute for heroin, phencyclidine, cocaine, and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in rats and monkeys, and substituted – although not in...
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To conclude: I think GHB's a nasty kind of drug, cause it makes you happy in a stupid, escapist way (kind of like smack). On the plus side, it isn't addictive and it does make you very happy and up-for-it. But I wouldn't recommend doin it around people you don't trust ...
illicitly in the form of one of several salts to produce sedative and euphoric effects, and is sometimes abused by athletes and body builders to stimulate the release of growth hormone although it has not been shown to increase muscle mass called alsogamma hydroxybutyrate see date-rape drug ...
After the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the over-the-counter sales of l -tryptophan in 1989, GHB was promoted as a replacement sleep aid (Ropero-Miller and Goldberger, 1998). Beginning in 1990, the FDA began an investigation into several reports of GHB-associated vomiting, ...
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate acid (GHB) is a recreational drug with a high addictive potential. Severe side effects such as GHB-induced coma are common and linked to increased emergency room attendances. Task-based functional-imaging studies have revealed an association between the regular use of GHB and...