GHB/Summary

Main article: GHB

Psychoactive class: Depressant

Chemical class: Butyric acid

Oral

• Thresh				Common				Heavy
  0.5	-	0.5	-	1	-	2.5	-	4	g
  		Light				Strong

• • Total: 1.5 - 2.5 hours
  • Onset: 5 - 30 minutes
  • Come up: 10 - 20 minutes
  • Peak: 45 - 90 minutes
  • Offset: 15 - 30 minutes
  • Afterglow: 2 - 4 hours

Harm potential

• • Moderately to highly physically and moderately psychologically addictive
  • Considered to be a safe and non-toxic substance when used responsibly or medically, Doses above 10 grams are associated with a risk of death

Tolerance

• • Full tolerance is reached within several days of continuous use
  • Returns to baseline after 7 - 14 days

Physical effects

• • Spatial disorientation
• • Stimulation
• • Respiratory depression
  • Sedation
• • Dehydration
  • Dizziness
  • Headache
  • Increased salivation
  • Muscle cramp
  • Nausea
  • Optical sliding
  • Respiratory depression
  • Seizure
  • Stomach cramp
  • Vasodilation

Visual effects

• • After images
  • Auditory distortion
  • Depth perception distortions
  • Perspective distortion
  • Scenery slicing
• • Visual acuity suppression

Cognitive effects

• • Cognitive euphoria
  • Compulsive redosing
• • Creativity enhancement
  • Empathy, affection and sociability enhancement
  • Increased libido
  • Increased music appreciation
  • Motivation enhancement
• • Anxiety suppression
  • Disinhibition
  • Memory suppression
  • Sleepiness
  • Thought deceleration

Auditory effects

• • Auditory distortion

See also

• Responsible use
• Summary index
• Subjective effect index
• Psychoactive substance index