GHB Usage among College Goers Manahawkin NJ

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.

Lighthouse at Ocean County
(609) 489-0787
400 North Main Street
Manahawkin, NJ
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
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Adolescents, Seniors/older adults, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders

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Agape Counseling Services
(609) 242-0086
915 Lacey Road
Forked River, NJ
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Project Free Catholic Charities
(732) 350-4120
88 Schoolhouse Road
Whiting, NJ
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Cathedral Health Care System
(973) 242-6222
268 Martin Luther King Boulevard
Newark, NJ
Hotline
(800) 211-5527
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Outpatient
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Criminal justice clients
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Youth Consultation Service
(973) 854-3652
60 Evergreen Place
East Orange, NJ
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents
Language Services
Urdu

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Saint Francis Community Center
(609) 494-1554
4700 Long Beach Boulevard
Long Beach Township, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders

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Ocean Mental Health Services Inc
(732) 349-5550
160 Route 9
Bayville, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Americas Keswick
(732) 350-1187
601 Route 530
Whiting, NJ
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)

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UCPC Behavioral Healthcare
(908) 756-6870x636
117-119 Roosevelt Avenue
Plainfield, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders

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New Street Treatment Associates LLC
(973) 373-2010
57-59 New Street
Irvington, NJ
Services Provided
Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, 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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