Liquid ecstasy - a significant drug problem.
Deutsches Arzteblatt international September 2008 Hilke Andresen, Thomas Stimpfl, Nadine Sprys et al.
Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB, "liquid ecstasy") and its legal pro-drugs gamma-butyrolactone and 1,4-butanediol are gaining in importance as recreational drugs in Germany. The effects of these substances are comparable with those of alcohol or benzodiazepines. Because of the wide availability of GHB physicians are increasingly being confronted with cases of intoxication. This review is based...