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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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.Slide16Slide17Slide18Slide19
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
/
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