GHB Usage among College Goers Rock Springs WY

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.

Piedmont Psychological Practice
(307) 672-2468
425 West Loucks Street
Sheridan, WY
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Substance abuse treatment
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Peak Wellness Center
(307) 532-4091
501 Albany Avenue
Torrington, WY
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(307) 633-7254
2600 East 18th Street
Cheyenne, WY
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2300 Rose Lane
Riverton, WY
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Self-Help Center Inc (SHC)
(307) 235-3119
441 South Center Street
Casper, WY
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(307) 235-2814
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Substance abuse treatment, Halfway house
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Carbon County Counseling Center
(307) 324-7156
721 West Maple Street
Rawlins, WY
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Outpatient
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Peak Wellness Center
(307) 745-8915x251
1263 North 15th Street
Laramie, WY
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Youth Emergency Services Inc
(307) 686-7434
706 Longmont Street
Gillette, WY
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Substance abuse treatment, Detoxification
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Criminal justice clients

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Cheyenne Community Drug Abuse
(307) 635-0256
1920 Thomes Avenue
Cheyenne, WY
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(307) 635-0256
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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(307) 237-6033
1514 East 12th Street
Casper, WY
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Substance abuse treatment
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)
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Adolescents, 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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