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| Anaesthetic-GHB |
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| What It Is |
| GHB is gammahydroxybutyrate or as it is often called
'GBH' is an anaesthetic, used in the United States for its sedating rather than
painkilling effects. It is a colorless, odorless, salty tasting liquid that
comes in small bottles. |
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| Street Names |
| GHB, GBH, Liquid E, and Liquid X |
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| How It Is Taken |
| Usually taken orally. |
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| What It Does |
GHB, GBH's effects are a cross between alcohol and
methaqualone. Inhibitions are lowered, leading to a calm feeling, or sometimes
to a depressed mood. At higher doses it causes sedation, nausea, muscle
stiffness, confusions, convulsions and some cases coma and respiratory
collapse.
Some body builders also use the drug because it is supposed
to promote slow- wave sleep, which is when muscle-building growth hormones are
secreted by the body. It is not known whether the drug causes tolerance,
psychological or physical dependence, although all three may be likely in some
individuals. |
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| Medical Uses |
| GHB is used medically in the United States as a
sedative. |
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