GHB Usage among College Goers Steubenville OH

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.

Travco Behavioral Health Services
(740) 284-0163
820 North 4th Street
Steubenville, OH
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Adolescents
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Trinity Health System Behav Med Center
(740) 283-7024
380 Summit Avenue
Steubenville, OH
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(740) 283-7024
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Substance abuse , Detoxification
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Hospital inpatient, Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Adolescents, Seniors/older adults, DUI/DWI offenders
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HealthWays Inc
(304) 723-5440
501 Colliers Way
Weirton, WV
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(304) 797-6000
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Substance abuse treatment
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Outpatient
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Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical
(513) 861-3100
3200 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
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Hospital inpatient, Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Outpatient
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Women

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Bayshore Counseling Services Inc
(419) 734-5535
201 West Madison Street
Port Clinton, OH
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Women

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Jefferson Behavioral Health System
(740) 284-7165
200 North 4th Street
Steubenville, OH
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(740) 264-1627
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Jefferson Behavioral Health System
(740) 598-4131
202 Township Road
Mingo Junction, OH
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(740) 264-1627
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Substance abuse , Halfway house
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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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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Pregnant/postpartum women, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Crossroads Counseling Services Inc
(740) 942-2891
239 West Warren Street
Cadiz, OH
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(888) 222-3900
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient

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Your Human Resource Center
(330) 927-2244
51 North Main Street
Rittman, OH
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Focus Healthcare Inc
(614) 885-1944
85 East Wilson Bridge Road
Worthington, OH
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
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Outpatient
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
Language Services
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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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