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- Title
Medical and legal confusion surrounding gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and its precursors gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (1,4BD).
- Authors
Wood, D M; Warren-Gash, C; Ashraf, T; Greene, S L; Shather, Z; Trivedy, C; Clarke, S; Ramsey, J; Holt, D W; Dargan, P I
- Abstract
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is used as a recreational drug, with significant associated morbidity and mortality; it is therefore a class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971). However, its precursors gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (1,4BD) remain legally available despite having similar clinical effects.
- Publication
QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians, 2008, Vol 101, Issue 1, p23
- ISSN
1460-2725
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/qjmed/hcm117