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Date Rape Drug GHB is commonly known as a daterape drug because of its popular use at parties It sedates and incapacitates the victim They have no memory of the event Can cause sexual arousal ID: 314697

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Slide1

GHB

Bethany RamseySlide2

Date Rape Drug

GHB is commonly known as a date-rape drug because of its popular use at parties.

It sedates and incapacitates the victim

They have no memory of the event.

Can cause sexual arousal.Slide3

How Does it Come?

GHB is colorless, odorless, and tasteless

It is usually in liquid or powder form, not in a pill.

Usually combined with alcohol.Slide4

Prescription Uses

Weight Loss

Muscle Building

Numbing pain (esp. head injury)

Fibromyalgia

Pain

Insomnia

TirednessSlide5

Most Common Use

Narcolepsy

Narcolepsy is a disorder when the brain is unable to follow sleep cycles.

Causes irregular sleep cycles

GHB is used to treat this.Slide6

What is GHB?

GHB (Gamma

hydroxybutyrate

) is actually a chemical found in the brain, as well as other places in the body.

It can also be made in a lab.

Acts in a similar way to neurotransmitters in the brain.Slide7

Symptoms of Use

Drowsiness

Dizziness

Slowed Heart Rate

Nausea

Loss of Consciousness

Memory Loss

Coma

DeathSlide8

Symptoms of Withdrawal

Insomnia

Anxiety

Tremors

SweatingSlide9

Other Names

Blue Nitro

Cherry Meth

Firewater

Georgia Homeboy

Great Hormones at Bedtime

Grievous Bodily Harm

Poor Man’s Heroin Slide10

Other Names Cont.

G-

riffick

Growth Hormone Booster

Liquid Ecstasy

Liquid E.

Liquid X.

WolfiesSlide11

Cases Involving GHB

Date Rape

Victim ingests drug

They experience the symptoms

Taken advantage of

Don’t remember what happened

Drug is hard to detect unless doctor is specifically looking for itSlide12

Used as a Steroid

Two men took GHB before a workout because they thought it would help them build muscle

Began to feel dizzy so the paramedics came

They thought it would enhance their performance but it did the opposite. Even though this can be prescribed for this reason they weren’t using it right. They probably took too much.Slide13

People Make it at Home

25 year old man arrested for making GHB in his home.

GHB is made from gamma

butyrolactone

and Sodium Hydroxide or Potassium Hydroxide. (Degreasing Solvent or floor stripper mixed with paint cleaner).

They either use it for themselves, or sell it, or both.Slide14

Young Mother Died in Sleep

Young mother (19) died in her sleep after taking too much GHB.

She had been advised to take it to help her sleep, but it wasn’t working so she increased the dosage.

Her husband did the same thing but he survived.Slide15

Availability

Used to be readily available to the public as a dietary supplement.

In 2000 Date Rape Prohibition Act made it harder to get a hold of.

Put on schedule I list (with heroin.)

Currently illegal to possess, use, or sell this drug.Slide16
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GHB is Very Dangerous

GHB is a very dangerous drug.

Odorless, Colorless, Tasteless.

Causes drowsiness.

Often undetectable if not looked for.

Often results in death.

When going to a party, always watch your drinks.Slide20

Sources

Retrieved from http://archives.drugabuse.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol16N2/Conference.html

Retrieved from http://www.projectghb.org/content/recognizing-ghb-30

Retrieved from http://

drugsorme.com/ghb

/

Club Drug Use | Gamma-

Hydroxybutyrate

(GHB) --

FamilyDoctor.org

. (

n.d

.). Retrieved from

http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/diseases-conditions/club-drug-use/gamma-hydroxybutyrate-GHB.html

Facts about Date-Rape Drugs. (

n.d

.). Retrieved from

http://www.idph.state.il.us/about/womenshealth/factsheets/date.htm

gamma-

hydroxybutyrate

(

ghb

): Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD. (

n.d

.). Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-950-gamma-hydroxybutyrate%20(ghb).aspx?activeingredientid=950&activeingredientname=gamma-hydroxybutyrate%20(ghb)