- About GHB
- GHB is a sedative that is used medically as a sleep aid and illicitly as a recreational intoxicant. It is used as a date rape drug because of its effects and it is easy to dissolve/hide in a drink.
- Use
- The pill is small and can be swallowed. Illicitly, it is typically slipped in a drink and dissolved.
- Street names
- Roofie, The forget me pill, R2, rope
- Risks
- Vomiting, liver failure, respiratory problems that could be potentially fatal, tremors, seizures, unconsciousness, and coma.
- Warning
- Use of this drug can be fatal.
- Important Facts
- The US banned non prescription sales in 1990 because its adverse effects.
GHB has been responsible for several deaths and was added to the Schedule I list of drugs in the Controlled Substance Act. If you are caught possessing, manufacturing or distributing GHB, you could face a prison term of up to 20 years.
