GAMMA HYDROXY BUTYRATE
also known as
GHB
STREET NAMES:
GHB, G, GH Buddy, Aminos, Blue Nitro, Jib, Scoop, Liquid, E, Liquid X, Grievous Bodily Harm, Easy Lay, Gamma 10, Salty Water, Thunder, Blue Thunder, Thunder Nectar, Renewtrient, Revivarant, Remforce, Firewater, Invigorate, Xyrem (research product).
DRUG DESCRIPTION:
GHB is used mostly in the liquid form. It is added to numerous beverages, the most common being the alcoholic beverage Goldschlager. However, a rapist using this drug will add it to anything that can be consumed to cover the taste of the drug. Alcohol is the most common additive because it enhances the depressant effects of the drug.
Analogs or chemical cousins of GHB have also been used for sexual assault purposes. The analog may not be GHB but once digested, your body converts the chemical cousin to GHB. These analogs consist of:
- Gamma Butyl Lactone (GBL) also known as 2 (3H) furanone dihydroxy, Blue Nitro, Renewtrient, Revivarant, Remforce and Firewater.
- 1,4 butanediol also known as: tetramethylene glycol, Sucol-B, Serenity, FX, Weight Belt Cleaner, Enliven, Biosul.
DRUG EFFECTS:
| Vomiting | Rapid Intoxication |
| Visual Hallucinations | Drowsiness |
| Dizziness | Uncontrollable Seizures |
| Sexually oriented behavior | Nausea |
| No gag reflex | Possible Aggression |
| Slow Pulse | Deep, unarousable coma |
| Amnesia (Loss of Memory) | Seizure type movement |
| Symptoms disappear suddenly | Out of body experience |
| Drug effects last 3 to 5 hours |
If you suspect that this drug has been used on you in a sexual assault,
Please call the Police immediately.