GHB Usage among College Goers Hawthorne CA

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.

Guidance Health Services Inc
(310) 978-0461
11633 Hawthorne Boulevard
Hawthorne, CA
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Substance abuse
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Adolescents
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CA Diversion Intervention Foundation
(714) 633-0502
13666 Hawthorne Boulevard
Hawthorne, CA
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El Dorado Community Service Center
(310) 671-0555x229
4450 West Century Boulevard
Inglewood, CA
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, Pregnant/postpartum women
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Lawndale Medical and
(310) 675-9555
4023 Marine Avenue
Lawndale, CA
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification
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Outpatient
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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Los Angeles Drug Treatment Center
(310) 419-9616
3211 West Imperial Highway
Inglewood, CA
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Behavioral Health Services
(310) 675-4431
12917 Cerise Avenue
Hawthorne, CA
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Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Residential beds for clients' children
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New Hope Health Services Inc
(310) 676-8030
13325 Hawthorne Boulevard
Hawthorne, CA
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Goretti Health Services Inc
(310) 973-0100
14623 Hawthorne Boulevard
Lawndale, CA
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(310) 973-0100
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Seniors/older adults, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients

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Walden House
(213) 216-0879
4115 West Century Boulevard
Inglewood, CA
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Substance abuse , Halfway house
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Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Gays and Lesbians, Men, Criminal justice clients
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Behavioral Health Services
(310) 679-9031x211
15519 Crenshaw Boulevard
Gardena, CA
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
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Spanish

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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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