Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB): A New Generation of Drugs from the Chemical Shelf

Authors

  • Peter X. Iten
  • Andrea Oestreich

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/000942902777680720

Keywords:

Gamma-hydroxybutyrate, Ghb, Forensic case reports, Driving under the influence, Toxicology

Abstract

The drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB, 'liquid ecstasy') reached Switzerland in 1998. We describe the analyses of seized liquids and body fluids, legal aspects, forensic cases (overdosing and car driving), effects and adverse effects, pharmacology and toxicology of GHB.

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Published

2002-03-01

Issue

Vol. 56 No. 3 (2002): Analytical Chemistry at Forensic Institutes

Section

Scientific Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2002 Swiss Chemical Society

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

[1]
P. X. Iten, A. Oestreich, Chimia 2002, 56, 91, DOI: 10.2533/000942902777680720.