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gamma-hydroxybutyrate

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gam·ma-hy·drox·y·bu·ty·rate  (gm-h-drks-byt-rt)
n. Abbr. GHB
A compound similar in structure and function to gamma-aminobutyric acid, used illegally in synthetic form for its euphoric effects and as a date-rape drug.
gamma-hydroxybutyrate [ˌgæməhaɪˌdrɒksɪˈbjuːtɪreɪt]
n
(Law / Recreational Drugs) (Medicine / Pharmacology) a substance that occurs naturally in the brain, used medically as a sedative but also as a recreational drug and alleged aphrodisiac: known as `liquid ecstasy' when mixed with alcohol Abbreviation GHB


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GHB or Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (aka G, liquid ecstasy, and Georgia Home Boy) has euphoric, sedative and anabolic (body building) effects.
Close-up: ecstacy: "E" is for empty: ecstacy use left Daniel feeling ... by D'Angelo, Laura / Science World
GHB or Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (aka G, liquid ecstasy, and Georgia Home Boy) has euphoric, sedative, and anabolic (body building) effects.
"E" is for empty: ecstasy use left Daniel feeling worthless and ... by D'Angelo, Laura / Junior Scholastic
Rocha, a prosecutor in the Justice System Integrity Division, charged Sinock with one felony count each of manufacturing and transporting gamma-hydroxybutyrate.
BRIEFLY GANGSTER GIVEN 1-YEAR SENTENCE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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