(gamma)-Hydroxybutyrate is a new recreational drug that may lead to loss of consciousness
Year: 1996
Type: article
Abstract: EDITOR,—We were interested in A Richard Green and Guy M Goodwin's editorial on ecstasy and neurodegeneration.1 We wish to draw attention to another recreational drug, which is taken in similar circumstances to ecstasy, whose use can lead to acute neurological effects.
(gamma)-Hydroxybutyrate—also known as GHB, sodium oxybate, GBH, and liquid ecstasy—has been available in Britain since 1994, mostly in night clubs around London. It has recently become more readily available, and the National Poisons …
Source: BMJ
Authors: Ian M Stell, John M Ryan
Institutions: Guy's Hospital, Royal Sussex County Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Toxicology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W272221888