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TranceXtasy
Der Wüstenfuchs

Registered: Jun 2001
Location: Toronto, Canada
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Actually guys, GHB is not as bad as most people make it out to be. The reason it gets a real bad rap on the streets, is because it is extremly dose sensitive and G-ing out is all too common, but in terms of toxicity at moderate levels it is pretty much harmless.
Background -
"GHB, or gamma-hydroxybutyrate, is a normal component of mammalian metabolism. It is found naturally in every cell in the human body and is most properly considered a nutrient. In the brain, the highest amounts are found in the hypothalamus and basal ganglia [Gallimberti, 1989]. GHB is found in greater concentrations in kidney, heart, skeletal muscles, and brown fat tissues [Chin and Kreutzer, 1992]. It is believed to be a neurotransmitter, although the jury is still out as to whether it exhibits all of the properties required for fulfillment of this function [Chin and Kreutzer, 1992].
Safety Issues
As has been emphasized, the overall safety of GHB is well-established, and no deaths attributable to GHB have been reported over the thirty year period that this compound has been in use [Vickers, 1969; Chin and Kreutzer, 1992]. In fact, as of 1990, only forty-six adverse reactions had been reported in the United States surely constituting only an infinitesimal fraction of actual usage, all followed by rapid and complete recovery [Chin and Kreutzer, 1992]. Unlike a large proportion of other drugs including alcohol and even Tylenol, GHB has no toxic effects on the liver, kidney or other organs [Vickers, 1969; Chin and Kreutzer, 1992]. One program of sleep therapy using six to eight grams daily for a period of eight to ten days produced no side effects. Vickers [1969] even reports that doses as high as twenty to thirty grams per twenty-four hour period have been used for several days without negative consequences (don't do this at home kids!). In the Canadian studies of narcolepsy mentioned earlier, the nightly use of two to six teaspoons (one teaspoon equaling roughly 2.5 grams) for several years resulted in no reports of long-term adverse effects, or problems with issues of addiction or dependence. In one of these studies, one patient inadvertently ingested fifteen teaspoons without adverse consequence "other than deep sedation and headache the next day" [Chin and Kreutzer, 1992]. And in France, sub-anesthetic oral doses were used by "a large number of patients for about six years" without untoward effect [Laborit, 1972]."
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Oct-23-2001 02:16
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Tony Morello
The Renegade Master

Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Oct-23-2001 03:07
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integrity1
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Aug 2001
Location: new jersey,us
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i think speed is a terrible drug. ive been to clubs and what not and ive seen people just whacked off their gord on that shit. im not syain all drugs are bad but you have to draw the line at some point and use some commom sense
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Oct-23-2001 04:02
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Miss Proximus
titelloos

Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Block II, Cell 13
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Oct-23-2001 20:28
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