GHB Usage among College Goers San Dimas 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.

Valley Christian Center
(626) 335-3917
1404 West Gladstone Street
San Dimas, CA
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Criminal justice clients
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Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog

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Aurora Behavioral Healthcare
(626) 966-1632
1161 East Covina Boulevard
Covina, CA
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Substance abuse , Detoxification
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders

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Behavioral Health Services
(909) 865-2336x245
2180 West Valley Boulevard
Pomona, CA
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Halfway house
Types of Care
Hospital inpatient, Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Residential beds for clients' children, Men
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Spanish, Vietnamese

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Social Model Recovery Systems
(626) 974-8122
510 South 2nd Avenue
Covina, CA
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
Language Services
Spanish

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Santa Anita Family Service
(626) 966-1755
716 North Citrus Avenue
Covina, CA
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Women, Men

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Pacific Clinics Subst Abuse MH Servs
(626) 335-5980
1160 South Grand Avenue
Glendora, CA
Hotline
(877) 722-2737
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
Language Services
Spanish

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SPIRITT Family Services
(626) 852-2314
1393 Grand Avenue
Glendora, CA
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
Spanish

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Puente House Recovery Services
(800) 494-9844
444 West Badillo Street
Covina, CA
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Substance abuse , Halfway house
Types of Care
Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)

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Pacific Clinics Center
(909) 625-7207
790 East Bonita Avenue
Pomona, CA
Hotline
(909) 625-7207
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women, Men
Language Services
Spanish

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Pomona Alcohol and Drug Recovery Ctr
(909) 622-2273
558 North Town Avenue
Pomona, CA
Hotline
(800) 332-7002
Services Provided
Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Men, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
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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