Medical Research:

• The Dope on Drugs - "How the Most Popular Substances Affect Your Brain, Body and Behavior" Washington Post article January 12, 2000
• [need Adobe Acrobat to read] Toxic Ingestion of Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid
• Toxicity, Gamma Hydroxy-Butyrate (GHB) From emedicine.com

• UCSD Chemical Course on GBL
• University of Florida - Q & A
  • University of Florida declares WAR on MISINFORMATION on GHB
• Prevention Online Links:
  • April 1999
  • Club Drugs: Information from ONDCP Pulse Check: National Trends in Drug Abuse, January-June 1998
  • NCADI- GHB FAQ
• Adverse Events Associated With Ingestion of Gamma-Butyrolactone Journal of American Medicine March 1999
• FDA Official Site
  • September 1999 Article for Medical personnel to Report Serious Adverse Events Associated with Dietary Supplements Containing GBL, GHB, or BD

• Center for Disease Control GHB and GBL Links:
  • Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate Use -- New York and Texas, 1995-1996
  • Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Multistate Outbreak of Poisonings (11/30/90)
  • The use of products containing gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) may result in severe adverse effects
  • CDC home page
• Health Gate Abstracts:
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GHB Resources and Research

• About.com Pharmacology Reports on GHB
• FDA Consumer Magazine - The Death of the Party March/April 2000
• U.S. News and World Report
  • Ken was interviewed for this informative article. 5/24/1999

• QuackWatch
  • Due to the seemingly endless search for new agents that alter states of consciousness, the emergency medical community needs to know about trends in substance abuse. There is a growing preference towards the use and abuse of unusual, designer or unique agents. This article addresses gamma-hydroxybutyric acid [GHB].

• Gamma Hydroxy Butyrate (GHB) Abuse in the United States - 1997
• Partnership for a Drug-Free America

• Emernet Emergency

• Gamma Hydroxybutyrate as Controlled Substance

• L.F.P.D. on Rohypnol/GHB
• Orphan Medical's Initial Report on Xyrem(R) Study
• new The Samantha Reid Foundation - GHBkills.com

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News Articles

News articles often expire sooner than other links. Please report dead links.

• Two men charged for drug violations at Penn State U.
  http://news.excite.com/news/uw/000331/university-75
• U. Utah greeks hear rape awareness speech
  http://news.excite.com/news/uw/000329/university-education-75
• GHB: from gym to the street
  http://www.herald.com/content/tue/news/broward/digdocs/091849.htm
• Four elude drug deaths - Friends comatose after taking GHB in Hollywood park
  http://www.herald.com/content/tue/docs/058369.htm
• Delivery of drugs brings term in prison
  http://www.jsonline.com/news/wauk/mar00/ghb31033000a.asp
• San Diego County urges women on spring break to be careful
  http://www.latimes.com/news/state/20000402/t000030910.html
• Date Rape Drug Laws Pending Legislature in Missouri - 2/11/00
• War builds on drug tied to date rape Feb 20, 2000
• Two 14 year olds are sent to hospital for GHB overdose

• Tom Gugliotta - Suns player took GBL product and almost died
• Suspect may be key in GHB deals - 12/28/1999
  • http://www.freep.com/news/locway/drug28_19991228.htm

• Detroit News Special Report - 12/5-6/1999
• 8 end up in hospital in a single weekend - 10/01/99

• Reports of illness at "Summer Jam" concert - 9/12/99

• Plea, charges given in GHB delivery cases 9/3/99
• The GHB Controversy
• S.F. cops seeing increase in \Blue Nitro' overdoses - 9/1/99
• S.F. cops warn of GHB elixir after 2 overdoses 8/31/99
• Concern Over Rise In Blue Nitro Use/6 in S.F. overdose on drug in one week - 8/31/99
• 2 men charged with selling kits to make GHB - 8/14/1999
• GHB case may bear multiple charges - 7/13/1999
• MDO - Ventura passes bill to make date-rape drug 'GHB' illegal - 05/17/1999 - 5/17/1999
• Date rape drug' bill heads to House floor - 5/28/1999
• Woman dies, cops probe link to GHB- 3/22/1999
• Woman given GHB tells of bitter experience - 3/16/1999
• Channel3000 - Authorities Make Big 'Date Rape' Drug Bust - 3/7/1999
• CNN - FDA takes action against bodybuilding supplement 1/21/99
• CNN - California cracks down on \Blue Nitro\ supplement - 1/14/99

• Latest news searches about GHB
• CNN - Campuses warning students about rape drugs   September 17, 1997

• IS YOUR KID ON K? Time Magazine (10/20/97)
• CNN - Trendy drug goes club-hopping ... and officials are worried - August 11, 1996
• LIQUID X Time Magazine (9/30/96)
  • One of the reasons GHB is so popular is that it is easily home-brewed in basement chemistry labs; instructions can be found in libraries or on the Internet. The drug.. can quickly depress the respiratory system, particularly when mixed with alcohol... not enough oxygen gets to the brain...
• FDA: News 11/08/1990 GHB Warning

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Other Resources

• http://www.connectforkids.org - Connect For Kids!

• http://www.makesmartchoices.org
  • A victim of drug use and abuse now speaks out against drugs
• http://members.optusnet.com.au/~apfdfy
  • Australian Parents for Drug-Free Youth
• US Dept of Justice Congressional Testimony on GHB and other drugs
• www.customs.gov
  • Urgent statement regarding MDMA (Ecstasy) use. Photographs of paraphernalia used. An alert to parents. MDMA is the single most widespread drug being used by American youth 12-25 nationwide and is in the same crowds that uses GHB.

• Miscellaneous Bookmarks collected but not yet categorized

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Legislation of GHB

• Legislation Page on this site
• U.S. Senate Page - Scroll down and do a search for "HR 2130"

GHB Death Case - Samantha Reid

• March 14th: GUILTY!
  The three men charged with the drugging death of 15-year-old Samantha Reid were convicted of involuntary manslaughter today. Their names are Joshua Cole, 19, Daniel Brayman, 18, and Nicholas Holtschlag, 18. The fourth defendant, Erick Limmer, is guilty of a series of lesser charges.
  • 20/20 Stories & Video  - 
  • http://www.detnews.com or
  • http://www.detnews.com/2000/metro/0003/14/03150009.htm
  • http://www.foxnews.com/national/031400/partydeath.sml

• March 8th:
  • Defense's closing arguments
  • Prosecutor's Closing Arguments
• Stories clash at start of GHB trial - February 10, 2000
• Jury Selection began on January 31, 2000 for the manslaughter trial of four men accused of slipping the drug into Samantha Reid's soft drink at a party

• What Happened? Date-rape drug suspected in death - One of the first news stories about what happened to Samantha Reid - 1/19/99
• Samantha's Story was told in the Detroit News in a Special Report