GHB Usage among College Goers Plainview TX

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.

Central Plains Center for MH/MR and SA
(806) 291-4425
631 Broadway
Plainview, TX
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(713) 939-7272
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Houston, TX
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(915) 564-6159
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El Paso, TX
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North Texas Addiction Counseling Inc
(817) 795-8278
124 West Pioneer Parkway
Arlington, TX
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Substance abuse
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Adolescents, DUI/DWI offenders
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HCI of Denison
(903) 464-0727
2301 South Austin Avenue
Denison, TX
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(214) 684-9949
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Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
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Plainview Serenity Center Inc
(806) 293-9722
806 El Paso Street
Plainview, TX
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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)
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Right Step
(713) 528-3709
902 West Alabama Street
Houston, TX
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(877) 627-4389
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Substance abuse , Detoxification
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Adolescents

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Assoc for the Adv of Mexican Amer Inc
(210) 270-8575
434 South Main Street
San Antonio, TX
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, Criminal justice clients
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Spanish

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Make Ready Inc
(713) 520-5544
8226 Antoine Drive
Houston, TX
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient

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Mid Texas Council on Alc/Drug Abuse
(325) 646-8747
901 Avenue B
Brownwood, TX
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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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