Clinical Use of GHB in Humans

GBL has been detected in alcoholic beverages, tobacco smoke, coffee, tomatoes, cooked meats and several foodstuffs (lARC, 1999). GBL produces the same pharmacological effects as GHB as it is rapidly converted to GHB in the body. At equimolar doses GBL produced a 

Dihydro-2(3//) furanone 4-Hydroxy- y-lactone 4-Deoxytetronic acid 

Butyric acid Gamma-6480 4-Hydroxybutyric acid y-lactone 

Butyric acid lactone Gamma BL y-Hydroxybutyric acid cyclic ester 

4-Tetramethylene glycol Butylenes glycol Tetramethylene-1,4-diol 

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