Name: Immanuelle Polite

Final draft
Form VIII Drug Research
Independent Project
Name of the drug researched: GHB
1. Official name: Gamma Hydroxybulate

2. Identify three street names:

-Liquid X, Georgia Homeboy, Grievous Bodily Harm, G and Liquid
ecstasy.
3. Identify and define the drug classification:
- GHB is a central nervous system depressant
- Central nervous system depressants are substances that slow down the
brains activity.
4. Ingestion methods- How is this drug used (Ex. snorted, injected)
- GHB can be taken orally by the mouth and can also be
sniffed up the nose.
5. Describe the drug- what does it look like?
- GHB can be produced as a clear liquid, white powder,
tablets, and capsule forms.
- GHB is colorless and odorless. Identify five interesting
facts/history of this drug:
-

GHB is made from a combination of gamma

butyrolactone(GBL), sodium hydroxide or potassium
hydroxide.

6. Identify three current statistics of this drug (use online sources):

-

In the past year 1% of 12 graders have been slipped or have used GHB.

7. Where can this drug be found? - This drug can be found at raves, parties, and
manufactured in homes that are made from recipes from online.

8. How does this drug affect the body? In other words, what does it do to you
mentally and physically?
Five mental symptoms- GHB can cause hallucinations
- Difficulty thinking
- Amnesia
- Anxiety
- insomnia
Five physical symptoms- sweating
- loss of muscle control
- difficulty breathing
- headaches
- nausea
9. Is there any therapeutic use for this drug (medical)?
- Yes there is therapeutic use for this drug
- Unfortunately not medical
10. What kind of treatment is available for this drug? Please explain each type of
treatment.
- There are residential services- which is a group are place where you can
get assistance with your addition and problems.
11. Personal and social consequences:
- You can die, get a coma and have seizures. When you become addicted to
drugs you can become distant from the people who you love and care for.
12. If caught with this drug, what consequences would be enforced by the law?
- You can get sentenced to 5-10 years in prison and fined for 150,000
dollars.

13. What are your personal thoughts about this drug?

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I think GHB is horrible and that use should not take or use this drug. It is
not good for you and is very harmful to your body.

Works Cited
"GHB." Partnership for Drug Free Kids. 2014 Partnership for Drug Free Kids, 16 Sept.
2010. Web. 3 Nov. 2014. <http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide/ghb/>.
Seeman, Kapur S. "DrugFacts: Club Drugs (GHB, Ketamine, and Rohypnol)." National
Institute on Drug Abuse. NIDA DRUGS PUB, 20 July 2010. Web. 8 Nov. 2014.
<http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/club-drugs-ghb-ketaminerohypnol>.
Wolf, Marie. GHB and Analogs: High-risk Club Drugs. New York: Rosen Pub. Group,
2007. Print.