Information on GHB North Port FL

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.

Tri-County Counseling and Life
(941) 429-0804
3115 Bobcat Village Center Road
North Port, FL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Harbor Counseling and Lighthouse
(941) 255-5900
3596 Tamiami Trail
Port Charlotte, FL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Spanish

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Charlotte Behavioral Healthcare
(941) 639-8300x226
1700 Education Avenue
Punta Gorda, FL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Seniors/older adults

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Coastal Behavioral Healthcare Inc
(941) 492-4300
7810 South Tamiami Trail
Venice, FL
Hotline
(941) 952-1147
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Seniors/older adults, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women

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New Horizons of the Treasure Coast Inc
(772) 778-7217
777 37th Street
Vero Beach, FL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Mission Unity Inc
(941) 286-1158
3512 Depew Circle
Port Charlotte, FL
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Residential beds for clients' children
Language Services
Spanish

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First Step of Sarasota Inc
(941) 497-7742
2210 South Tamiami Trail
Venice, FL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Criminal justice clients

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Home Detox Inc
(941) 412-3869
530 U.S. 41 Bypass South
Venice, FL
Hotline
(941) 412-3869
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Miami Dade Bureau of Rehab Services
(305) 242-7680
1600 NW 6th Court
Florida City, FL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Spanish

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Lifestream Behavioral Center
(352) 360-6680
215 North 3rd Street
Leesburg, FL
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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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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