Narcolepsy may be treated with several types of prescription medications. While often not the first choice of treatment due to safety concerns, gamma-hydroxybutyrate may be used in certain cases.

Scientists have discovered that regular use of the party drug GHB, and especially unconsciousness following GHB use, is associated with brain changes including negative effects on long-term memory, ...

Whenever there's a report of a mysterious seizure, an unexplained car accident or a strange rape accusation involving an athlete, I wonder: Was the drug GHB involved? Because in sports these days, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Diclofenac and other non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may limit the passage of gamma hydroxybutyric acid (a narcolepsy medication and illicit party drug commonly known as ...

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In the club or at a party, GHB makes its entrance. It arrives in a small vial – maybe paired with a dropper – and is poured into a drink. Something sweet like lemonade. Or even water. Experts say GHB ...

A drug that was weaponised by the UK's most prolific rapist and the serial killer Stephen Port should be reclassified, says an official report. The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs says GHB ...

The case of Reynhard Sinaga, an Indonesian man convicted by a court in Manchester, United Kingdom for 136 rapes, has shed light on an illegal drug he most likely used to paralyse his victims. Sinaga ...

This March, a survey of drugs detected in Australian wastewater sparked familiar headlines: "meth up, alcohol down", "heroin's a big hit". The annual study by the Australian Criminal Intelligence ...

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