GHB Usage among College Goers Chico CA

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.

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(530) 893-3698
4133 Highway 32
Chico, CA
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Substance abuse
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(530) 343-6566
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Chico, CA
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(530) 898-8333
645 Normal Avenue
Chico, CA
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(530) 879-3950
2430 Byrd Street
Oroville, CA
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(800) 334-6622
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Substance abuse
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(530) 345-3491
584, 588, 590 Rio Lindo Avenue
Chico, CA
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Outpatient
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men

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(530) 891-2784
107 Parmac Road
Chico, CA
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(800) 334-6622
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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(530) 898-8326
564 Rio Lindo Avenue
Chico, CA
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Criminal justice clients

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(530) 877-3683
7357 Skyway
Paradise, CA
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Substance abuse
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
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Men

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(530) 898-8326
5075 Lincoln Boulevard
Oroville, CA
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
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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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