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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A compound similar in structure and function to gamma-aminobutyric acid, used illegally in synthetic form for its euphoric and sedative effects.
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- noun chemistry Any
salt orester ofgamma-hydroxybutyric acid , especially thesodium orpotassium salts used as thedrug "fantasy "
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Not just that, all three of these young men having sex with an 18-year-old girl that reportedly was going in and out of consciousness, you know, kind of like when you ` re on GHB, gamma-hydroxybutyrate, the date-rape drug?
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But regarding GHB, gamma-hydroxybutyrate (ph), that doesn't just pop up on my computer when I log on to Yahoo, and I'm looking something up.
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Federal researchers say that other drugs used in these group therapies -- lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and ketamine (also called Special K) -- can result in confusion, memory loss, high blood pressure, delirium, psychosis, coma and even death.
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Illegal forms of the drug's active ingredient, the sedative gamma-hydroxybutyrate or GHB, have been used as club drugs and in the commission of date rapes, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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The findings shed new light on the mechanism of action of the drug of abuse gamma-hydroxybutyrate, also known as "the date rape drug."
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Sodium oxybate is the sodium salt form of gamma-hydroxybutyrate, an endogenous neurotransmitter and metabolite of GABA.
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The findings shed new light on the mechanism of action of the drug of abuse gamma-hydroxybutyrate, also known as "the date rape drug."
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GHB, or gamma-hydroxybutyrate, also widely known as a date-rape drug, is believed to be the most commonly used because it is colorless, odorless and tasteless, though it sometimes has a salty taste.
pjstar.com Home RSS 2008
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Sodium oxybate is the sodium salt form of gamma-hydroxybutyrate, an endogenous neurotransmitter and metabolite of GABA.
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Breitkreuz KE, Allan WL, Van Cauwenberghe OR, Jakobs C, Talibi D, et al. (2003) A novel gamma-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase: identification and expression of an Arabidopsis cDNA and potential role under oxygen deficiency.
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