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| Liquid Ecstasy
Description
Sometimes it's a colorless, odorless, and slightly salty tasting
liquid. (People often mix it into juices.) Sometimes it's a powder
or a capsule. GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate), a central nervous system
depressant, was banned by the FDA in 1990.
Use
Gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) produces a wide range of effects,
drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, amnesia, visual hallucinations,
severe respiratory depression, and coma. GHB is often combined in a
carbonated, alcohol, or health food drink, and is reportedly popular
among adolescents and young adults attending raves and nightclubs.
Dangers and Effects
Overdose frequently requires emergency room care and many GHB-related
fatalities have been reported. GHB has been used in the commission
of sexual assaults because it renders the victim incapable of
resisting, and may cause memory problems that could complicate case
prosecution. Since GHB has no odor or color, and because its taste
is so subtle, there have been many cases of people slipping it into
other people's drinks. People slip it into other people’s drinks
so they can take advantage of them.
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