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Type Words
Synonyms gamma hydroxybutyrate
Type of club drug
Has types easy lay, georgia home boy, goop, grievous bodily harm, liquid ecstasy, max, scoop, soap

Examples of ghb

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The Clarion rambler GHB Ward argued the name was misheard by the Ordnance Survey.
From the guardian.co.uk
When you take baclofen it stimulates the GABA B receptor, something only GHB does.
From the metro.co.uk
For the six months ended 30 June 2007 the finance costs of GHB were $844k.
From the hemscott.com
Toxicology test results that came back yesterday were positive for GHB.
From the signonsandiego.com
Fifty of these drinks were randomly spiked with GHB, without the researchers'knowledge.
From the sciencedaily.com
Four years later, the president signed another legislation banning GHB.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Sure enough, Farias'tissues showed that she had died of a GHB overdose.
From the time.com
Investigators retrieved that glass and found traces of GHB, he said.
From the ocregister.com
Toxicology results, which may reveal how much GHB was ingested by Grishuk, are still pending.
From the ocregister.com
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  • Gamma hydroxybutyrate: a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken orally (frequently combined with alcohol); used to incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual assault and rape
  • Gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. Often used as a date rape drug
  • Gamma Hydroxybutyrate. A clear liquid taken for its euphoric and relaxing effects. Common at raves and other club parties GHB can be used as a date rape drug and overuse can lead to physical addiction and harm.
  • Is used in other countries in the treatment of sleep disorders but is not approved for medical use in the United States. It is used in drug-assisted rapes and also promoted as an alleged muscle-stimulating growth hormone, sleep aid, and aphrodisiac. ...
  • It is alleged by various socialist elements in this country that Glenn Beck dosed a young girl with this drug before raping and murdering her in 1990. Beck, ever a bulwark of righteousness in an otherwise dark world, has refused to dignify these false accusations with a response.
  • Since about 1990, GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) has been abused in the U.S. for euphoric, sedative, and anabolic (body building) effects. It is a central nervous system depressant that was widely available over-the-counter in health food stores during the 1980s and until 1992. ...
  • Gamma-hydroxybutyrate; clear liquid, white powder, tablet, or capsule often combined with alcohol; used mainly by adolescents and young adults, often at nightclubs and raves. ...
  • [n., abr.] Abbreviation, and common name for the chemical gamma-hydroxybutyrate. GHB is a normal component of mammalian metabolism and is found naturally in every cell in the human body. ...
  • Originally sold in health food stores as a growth hormone, a liquid nervous depressant touted for its ecstasy-like qualities. Banned by the FDA in 1990, the respiratory depression it can cause makes it among the most dangerous club drugs in circulation.