GHB Usage among College Goers Appleton WI

GHB is a popular recreational drug used by young adults. It appears to have a high abuse potential because it produces euphoria, hallucinogenic effects, relaxation, tolerance, and severe withdrawal symptoms. In the United States, GHB compounds have been marketed illicitly to body builders as a growth hormone stimulant to build muscular mass.

Mooring Programs Inc
(920) 739-3235
607 West 7th Street
Appleton, WI
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Appleton, WI
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(920) 731-3981
201 South Glenridge Court
Appleton, WI
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
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(920) 739-4226
1810 Appleton Road
Menasha, WI
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Winnebago Mental Health Institute
(920) 235-4910x2438
4100 Treffert Drive
Winnebago, WI
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Hospital inpatient
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Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
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Lutheran Social Services
(920) 730-1321
3003 North Richmond Street
Appleton, WI
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Outpatient
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Appleton Psychiatric/Counseling Center
(920) 882-6610
477 South Nicolet Road
Appleton, WI
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Substance abuse treatment, Detoxification
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Outpatient
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Valley Health Services
(920) 733-4443
1201 West Tuckaway Lane
Menasha, WI
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(920) 729-2145
130 2nd Street
Neenah, WI
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Detoxification
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Hospital inpatient
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Nova Counseling Services Inc
(920) 231-0143
3240 Jackson Street
Oshkosh, WI
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Substance abuse treatment, Halfway house
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient
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GHB Usage among College Goers

INTRODUCTION TO GHB

Gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) is commonly occurring small chain fatty acid that has been described as a possible neurotransmitter. From 1990, GHB has been abused on the street in the names such as “Liquid Ecstasy,” “Soap,” “Easy Lay,” and “Georgia Home Boy.” GHB and its precursors, gamma butyrolactone and 1, 4 butanediol, have been involved in poisonings, overdoses, date rapes, and deaths. GHB emergency room visits increased from 55 in 1994 to 2.973 in 1999. In 1999, GHB accounted for 32% of illicit drug-related poison center calls in Boston. These products, obtainable over the Internet and sometimes still sold in health food stores, are also available at some gyms, raves, nightclubs, college campuses, and are particularly popular among gay men. The products are commonly mixed with alcohol, have a short duration of action, and are not easily detectable on routine hospital toxicology screens.

GHB is a popular recreational drug used by young adults. It appears to have a high abuse potential because it produces euphoria, hallucinogenic effects, relaxation, tolerance, and severe withdrawal symptoms. In the United States, GHB compounds have been marketed illicitly to body builders as a growth hormone stimulant to build muscular mass. They have also been promoted as a replacement for L-tryptophan to improve sleep (16, 17). Two GHB precursors, gamma-butyrolactone and 1,4 butenadiol also have been marketed to impro...

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