It can lead to difficulty breathing, being conscious but unable to move, and loss of consciousness—especially when it is combined with alcohol or other drugs.
GHB has been involved in overdoses, date rapes, and death. This drug does not stay in a person's system very long and is not easily detected with drug screening tests toxicology tests. Flunitrazepam Rohypnol is a central nervous system depressant. It is similar to diazepam such as Valium but about 10 times more potent. It is commonly called roofies. It is a tasteless, odorless tablet that can be crushed and dissolved in liquid. It has been used in date rapes, because it can be slipped into a person's drink without it being detected.
One small tablet can produce effects for 8 to 12 hours. Flunitrazepam is sometimes used to enhance the high of heroin or to ease the negative effects of a crack or cocaine binge.
This includes feelings of euphoria, drowsiness, intense relaxedness and feeling turned on. Similarly to ecstasy, it can also reduce inhibitions leading people to have more intense sexual experiences. It was also used in the case of serial killer Stephen Port , who was given a life sentence in for poisoning four men with lethal doses. Of 2, gay and bisexual men who have used G that responded to a survey by BuzzfeedNews and Channel 4 Dispatches last year, 28 per cent said they had been assaulted as a result.
The reason why it is used is because GHB is colourless, odourless, and the flavour can be masked by mixing into another drink. This means it is against the law to possess it or sell it for human ingestion. GHB causes both a euphoric high intense rush of happy feelings and hallucinations. GHB has caused many young people to need emergency medical care.
Because the liquid is odorless and colorless, it's sometimes slipped unknowingly into a person's drink. Side effects of GHB use include drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and vision changes. Find information about cocaine on the Alcohol and Drug Foundation website or by calling DrugInfo on 85 85 You can also call Lifeline on 13 11 Learn more here about the development and quality assurance of healthdirect content.
GHB gamma hydroxybutyrate is a depressant, which means it slows down the messages travelling between the brain and the body. Read more on Alcohol and Drug Foundation website. Read more on Better Health Channel website. Using GHB carries a high risk of overdose due to the small difference between the amount required to produce a high and that which causes overdose.
Read more on myDr website. GHB comes with many short and long term side effects. Find out what to do in the case of overdose or poisoning and places to get help. Read more on NSW Health website. Drugs can be grouped together in different ways — by the way they affect the body or by how or where they are used.
Find out which drugs we are focused on reducing in Australia. Read more on Department of Health website. Cannabis marijuana, hashish, weed, dope is the most commonly used illicit recreational drug in Australia. Illicit Drugs — General An illicit drug is one that is illegal to have for example, cannabis, heroin, and cocaine , and the non-medical use of drugs that are legally available such as pain killers and sleeping pills [][].
Chronic Disease Alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs have been linked to a greater likelihood of developing a chronic disease, or worsening the symptoms of an existing chronic disease.
People use alcohol and other drugs AOD for a variety of reasons. The vast majority of people who use alcohol and other drugs do not become dependent. Developments in information technology are changing the way that we purchase almost all of our consumer goods from books and art through to fresh fruit and vegetables.
The purchase of illicit drugs is also following a similar trend, with many drugs now being bought and sold through online anonymous markets.
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