GHB Usage among College Goers Ellensburg WA

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.

Barth Clinic
(509) 933-1388
401 South Main Street
Ellensburg, WA
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Spokane, WA
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Everett, WA
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Lakeside Milam Recovery Centers Inc
(253) 942-8686
34004 9th Avenue South
Federal Way, WA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Adolescents, DUI/DWI offenders

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Cascade Recovery Resource Center
(509) 933-3838
707 North Pearl Street
Ellensburg, WA
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Substance abuse , Detoxification
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Colville Tribal Alcohol/Drug Program
(509) 634-2260
11669 South Highway 21
Keller, WA
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Rivercrest Treatment Center
(360) 696-3307
1801 D Street
Vancouver, WA
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Outpatient

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Seattle Mental Health
(206) 302-2200x2388
6100 Southcenter Boulevard
Tukwila, WA
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Substance abuse treatment
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Outpatient
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5802 Rainier Avenue South
Seattle, WA
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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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