Gamma hydroxy butyrate

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Gamma hydroxy butyrate use—New York and Texas, 1995-96. JAMA 277 1511, 1997 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Adverse events associated with ingestion of gamma-butyrolactone—Minnesota, New Mexico, and Texas, 1998-1999. MMRW Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 48 137-140, 1999 Chatlos JC Recent trends and a developmental approach to substance abuse in adolescents. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am 5 1-27, 1996... 

Winters WD, Kott KS Continuum of sedation, activation and hypnosis or hallucinosis a comparison of low dose effects of pentobarbital, diazepam or gamma-hydroxy-butyrate in the cat. Neuropharmacology 18 877—884, 1979... 

The acid catalyzed conversion of gamma-hydroxy-butyric acid into its lactone was studied In 0.2 N HC1 solution at 25 C. The initial concentration of the acid was 18.23 in arbitrary units. The lactone concentration was... 

Neuroscience for Kids Gamma hydroxy butyrate (GHB) = Bad News, . April 16, 2001 (March 30, 2002). 

Like other club drugs—including ecstasy (MDMA), ketamine, GHB (gamma-hydroxy butyrate), methamphetamine, and LSD (d-lysergic acid diethylamide)—Rohypnol is easily accessible and relatively inexpensive. Often, users who intentionally take the drugs to get high at rave parties or elsewhere may not even know what they have taken or been given, which can make it difficult for medical professionals to treat them if they overdose or have a reaction. 

GHB (gamma hydroxy butyrate) Originally sold in health food stores as a growth hormone, a liquid nervous depressant touted for its ecstasy-like qualities. Banned by the FDA in 1990, the respiratory depression it can cause makes it among the most dangerous club drugs in circulation. 

Beghe, F., and M. T. Carpanini. Safety and Tolerability of Gamma-hydroxy-butyric Acid in the Treatment of Alcohol-dependant Patients. Alcohol 20 (3) (2000) 223-225. 

Centers for Disease Control. Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate Use in New York and Texas, 1995-1996. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 46 (13) (April 4, 1997). 

Harrington RD, Woodward JA, Hooton TM, Horn JR. Life-threatening interactions between HIV-1 protease inhibitors and the illicit drugs MDMA and gamma-hydroxy-butyrate. Arch Intern Med 1999 159(18) 2221-4. 

Centers for Disease Control (1990). Multistate outbreak of poisonings associated with illicit use of gamma hydroxy butyrate. MMWR 38 861-863. 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Gamma-hydroxy butyrate use—New York and Texas, 1995—1996. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1997 46 281-283. 

Gamma Hydroxy butyrate (GHB)," Executive Office of the President, Office of Drug Control Policy. ONDCP Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse Fact Sheet. November 2002. Available online. URL http //www.streetdrugs.org/pdf/ GHBondcp.pdf. 

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