GHB Usage among College Goers Saint Simons Island GA

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.

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2927 Demere Road
Saint Simons Island, GA
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Brunswick, GA
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Gateway Behavorial Health Services
(912) 264-2191
299 Episcopal Confrence Center Road
Waverly, GA
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Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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(706) 552-0688
1710 Commerce Road
Athens, GA
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification
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Heritage Foundation
(229) 639-0881
1216 Dawson Road
Albany, GA
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(912) 554-8454
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Brunswick, GA
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less)
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(912) 437-9300
1000 Commissioner Drive
Darien, GA
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River Edge Recovery Center
(478) 471-5389
3575 Fulton Mill Road
Macon, GA
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Substance abuse , Detoxification
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Hospital inpatient
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Seniors/older adults, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
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1670 Clairmont Road
Decatur, GA
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men

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(229) 903-0022
2607 Ledo Road
Albany, GA
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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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