Information on GHB Withdrawal Delirium Syndrome Cape May NJ

GHB, a naturally occurring metabolite of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that mediates sleep cycles, cerebral metabolism, memory and emotional control. Synthetic GHB, originally used by body builders for its putative anabolic effects, has more recently been abused for its sedative, euphoriant and aphrodisiac effects and as a “rave” and “date rape” drug.

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(609) 465-7788x10
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Cape May Court House, NJ
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(732) 946-3030x247
546 Route 520
Marlboro, NJ
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(856) 979-3086
4551 Route 42
Turnersville, NJ
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Family Service Bureau of Newark
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274 South Orange Avenue
Newark, NJ
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RPK Associates
(609) 465-2233
1 Fairway Drive
Swainton, NJ
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(973) 623-7878
30 Clinton Street
Newark, NJ
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CPC Behavioral Healthcare
(732) 842-2000x4215
270 Highway 35
Red Bank, NJ
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Outpatient
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Discovery Institute for
(732) 946-9444
80 Conover Road
Marlboro, NJ
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient
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(609) 654-1420
1 North Main Street
Medford, NJ
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Information on GHB Withdrawal Delirium Syndrome

Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is the most dangerous and well-known drug to abuse, is unfamiliar to many psychiatric professionals. Recent cases of severe GHB withdrawal delirium have occurred in psychiatric settings, making it necessary for psychiatric professionals to be informed about the management of these patients.

GHB, a naturally occurring metabolite of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that mediates sleep cycles, cerebral metabolism, memory and emotional control. Synthetic GHB, originally used by body builders for its putative anabolic effects, has more recently been abused for its sedative, euphoriant and aphrodisiac effects and as a “rave” and “date rape” drug.

GHB was previously available in health food stores and gyms, and it was marketed for its purported muscle building and fat burning effects. In 1990, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the manufacture and distribution of GHB after receiving several reports of abuse leading to coma and seizures. Precursor compounds such as gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and 1, 4-butanediol (BD), which can be converted by the body or simple chemical processing into GHB, remained available over the Internet. GHB is easily manufactured by illicit laboratories or by “home brew” recipes that have been published in books and on the Internet. Despite the FDA’s attempts to control distribution of these compounds, they remain widely available to body build...

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