GHB Usage among College Goers Southfield MI

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.

Burdette and Doss
(248) 559-0730
17352 West 12 Mile Road
Southfield, MI
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Oakland Psychological Clinic (PC)
(248) 559-5558
21700 Northwestern Highway
Southfield, MI
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Substance abuse
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Horizon Treatment Center
(248) 423-1728
17117 West 9 Mile Road
Southfield, MI
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Advanced Counseling Services PC
(248) 213-0501
29201 Telegraph Road
Southfield, MI
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Oakland Family Services
(248) 544-4004x218
2351 West 12 Mile Road
Berkley, MI
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Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
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Men, DUI/DWI offenders
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Pathway Family Center
(248) 443-0105
23100 Providence Drive
Southfield, MI
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(800) 261-4605
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Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
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Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Central Therapeutic Services Inc
(248) 559-4340
17600 West 8 Mile Road
Southfield, MI
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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DUI/DWI offenders

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Family Service Inc
(248) 483-3100
15565 Northland Drive
Southfield, MI
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, DUI/DWI offenders
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Recovery Consultants Inc
(248) 543-1090
2710 West 12 Mile Road
Berkley, MI
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Substance abuse , Detoxification
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders

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Smith Counseling Centers
(248) 398-7061
2790 Coolidge Highway
Berkley, MI
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Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
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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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