GHB Usage among College Goers Bayonne NJ

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.

Community Psychotherapy Associates
(201) 339-0142
479 Avenue C
Bayonne, NJ
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New Pathway Counseling Services Inc
(201) 436-1022
995 Broadway
Bayonne, NJ
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Saint Vincents Services Inc
(718) 981-7861
148 Bay Street
Staten Island, NY
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C-Line Community Outreach Services
(201) 200-1965
189 Martin Luther King Drive
Jersey City, NJ
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Camelot of Staten Island Inc
(718) 981-8117
Louis Harris
Staten Island, NY
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Spanish

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Dorothy Rose Psychotherapy Services
(201) 779-9366
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Bayonne, NJ
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Richmond University Medical Center
(718) 876-2362
427 Forest Avenue
Staten Island, NY
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Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
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Project Hospitality Inc
(718) 273-8409x18
358 Saint Marks Place
Staten Island, NY
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men
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Spanish

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Silver Lake Support Services Inc
(718) 720-9600
797 Brighton Avenue
Staten Island, NY
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders

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Community Health Action of
(718) 808-1300x1428
56 Bay Street
Staten Island, NY
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Substance abuse
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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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