Posted by chemist on April 16, 2005, at 12:50:36
In reply to Re: Roth: Simple Question, posted by Susan47 on April 16, 2005, at 11:32:25
> Wow. A degreasing solvent, or floor stripper, mixed with drain cleaner ... oh, my.
hello there, chemist here...the GHB ``problem'' is a parallel to that of ecstacy, which is alleged to be 3,4-MDMA yet is almost always found tainted with at best non-active ingredients and at worst substances more damaging to one's system than the drug sought.
gamma-hydroxybutyric acid is currently available in the u.s. (brand name Xyrem, patent to Orphan Medical in 2002) to a small cohort of patients diagnosed as suffering from narcolepsy and cataplexy. GHB is about a half-century older than 3,4-MDMA (first reported syntheses in 1874 and 1914, respectively) and both substances have shown promise when used as directed in a proper setting.
GHB has been used to treat alcoholism, narcolepsy, and transient insomnia (to my knowledge)...while i am in no position to read the mind of man-oh-man, i do not read a request for an endorsement of the use of illicit GHB in his(?) post, nor is there any appeal for recipes such as the one to which you allude above...
just a clarification about the drug - and i refer to the pharmaceutical-grade variety - and the unfortunate actions of recreational users that limit further prescription and investigation...
finally, should you or any of us seek the ``good stuff,'' go no further than the head on one's shoulders: GHB is an endogenous neurotransmitter found in the brain, a naturally-occurring metabolite of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) that we are all ``using'' to some extent as long as we respire....all the best, chemist
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