GHB Usage among College Goers Irvine 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.

School Ten
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1772 South Main Street
Santa Ana, CA
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Cornerstone of Southern California
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13682 Yorba Street
Tustin, CA
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)
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Santa Ana, CA
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Costa Mesa, CA
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CARE Counseling Centers
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1614 East 17th Street
Santa Ana, CA
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Hoag Memorial Hospital
(949) 764-5656
1 Hoag Drive
Newport Beach, CA
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(949) 851-5022
1101 Dove Street
Newport Beach, CA
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Changes for Recovery
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300 North Tustin Avenue
Santa Ana, CA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Villa Center Inc
(714) 541-2732
910 North French Street
Santa Ana, 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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Costa Mesa, CA
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Outpatient
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DUI/DWI offenders
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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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