Information on GHB Norristown PA

First used as an anesthetic in the 1960s, GHB later was used as a bodybuilding supplement because of its alleged anabolic effects. In the last 10 years, it’s become a recreational drug, available as a powder for snorting or smoking and as a liquid for drinking or adding to another drink. The highly concentrated liquid is usually sold in small plastic bottles for about $10. A bottle contains 9 or 10 “hits” of a capful each.

Central Montgomery MH/MR Center
(610) 279-9270
1201 Dekalb Street
Norristown, PA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Valley Forge Medical Center
(610) 539-8500
1033 West Germantown Pike
Norristown, PA
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
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Hospital inpatient, Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
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Persons with HIV/AIDS, Women, Men
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Eagleville Hospital
(610) 539-6000
100 Eagleville Road
Eagleville, PA
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Detoxification
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Hospital inpatient, Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
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Lower Merion Counseling Services
(610) 520-1510
850 Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men

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Livengrin Counseling Center
(215) 540-8301
220 Commerce Drive
Fort Washington, PA
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Family House
(610) 278-0700
901 Dekalb Street
Norristown, PA
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Substance abuse
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Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Residential beds for clients' children

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Malvern Institute
(610) 265-4509
100 Ross Road
King Of Prussia, PA
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Community Service Foundation Inc
(215) 348-8881
801 West 2nd Street
Lansdale, PA
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Partial hospitalization/day treatment

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Northwestern Human Services of
(215) 368-2022
400 North Broad Street
Lansdale, PA
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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UHS Keystone Center
(215) 542-4825
722 East Butler Pike
Ambler, PA
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
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Information on GHB

GHB is also called as “liquid ecstasy,” this cheaper club drug can be most dangerous when mixed with alcohol. Here’s how to support a patient who’s overdosed. ara Walters, 23, is brought to your emergency department (ED) after she collapsed at a nightclub. The paramedics report that when they arrived on the scene, Ms. Walters was unconscious and her vital signs were: BP 118/64; pulse, 64; respirations, 10; and temperature, 950 F (350 C)-mildly hypothermic. Although the paramedics gave her 4 mg of intravenous (LV) naloxone during transport, she’s still unresponsive, indicating that a narcotic overdose isn’t a factor. Her friends told the paramedics that Ms. Walters had been drinking alcohol and something called liquid X, which you recognize as a street name for gammahydroxybutyrate (GHB), also called liquid ecstasy. Like the street drug known as ecstasy, an amphetamine, GHB enhances sensitivity to touch and reduces inhibitions. Her pupils are 4 mm and brisk to react, and her gag reflex is severely depressed. She’s intubated to protect her airway You start a second IN line and obtain specimens for a complete blood cell (CBC) count, electrolytes, blood glucose level, blood urea nitrogen level, blood alcohol level, thyroid stimu lating hormone, serum creatine kinase, and urine drug screen. Start an infusion of 0.9% sodium chloride solution with 100 mg of thiamine (because alcohol depletes thiamine stores). Lab results reflect an alcohol...

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