GHB Usage among College Goers Rexburg ID

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.

Dist 7 Drug Court Madison County
(208) 356-3662
127 East Main Street
Rexburg, ID
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Caldwell, ID
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159 South Main Street
Soda Springs, ID
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Port of Hope Centers Inc
(208) 664-3300
218 North 23rd Street
Coeur d Alene, ID
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Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders

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Upper Valley Resource and Counseling
(208) 359-0519
36 North 2nd West
Rexburg, ID
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, Women

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Walker Center
(208) 734-4200
762 Falls Avenue
Twin Falls, ID
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Preston Counseling
(208) 852-2407
164 South 5th Street
Montpelier, ID
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(208) 882-8514
818 South Washington Street
Moscow, ID
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, Women, DUI/DWI offenders

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(208) 468-0600
994 West Corporate Lane
Nampa, ID
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Gays and Lesbians, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
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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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