J M Ryan

Ecstasy and neurodegeneration. gamma-Hydroxybutyrate is a new recreational drug that may lead to loss of consciousness.

BMJ August 1, 1996 J M Stell, J M Ryan

EDITOR,—We were interested in A Richard Green and Guy M Goodwin's editorial on ecstasy and neurodegeneration.1 We wish to draw attention to another recreational drug, which is taken in similar circumstances to ecstasy, whose use can lead to acute neurological effects. (gamma)-Hydroxybutyrate—also known as GHB, sodium oxybate, GBH, and liquid ecstasy—has been available in Britain since 1994,...