gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid
GHB is one of the so-called 'club drugs'. With relatively small doses it produces euphoria, increases sociability and even libido but may lead to lose of consciousness. That's why GHB is sometimes used as a 'rape drug' (especially when taken with alcohol).
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Trade
Trade & street names | gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, GHB, γ-hydroxybutyric acid fantasy, liquid ecstasy, liquid X, juice, G, ingredient of 'rape drug' |
Products | GHB sodium salt, the so-called sodium oxybate (HOCH2CH2CH2COONa) is an igredient of medicament sold under the brand name Xyrem. |
Medical info
Class | depressants |
Medical use | cataplexy (sudden loss of muscle strength) treatment, narcolepsy treatment |
Routes | oral |
Effects of use | euphoria, increased sociability and libido, lose of consciousness, slurred speech, disorientation, drunken behavior without odor of alcohol, impaired memory of events, interacts with alcohol, |
Effects of overdose | shallow respiration, drowsiness, agitation, visual disturbance, clammy skin, dilated pupils, weak and rapid pulse, unconsiousness, coma, possible death |
Withdrawal effects | anxiety, insomnia, tremors, dellrium, convulsions, possible death |
Onset | 10-60 minutes |
Duration of action | 3-6 hours (1-3 hours when dose was small and not mixed with alcohol) |
Chemistry
Chemical name | 4-hydroxybutanoic acid |
Chemical formula | C4H8O3 |
Molecular mass | 104.11 g/mol |
