Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid: An emerging recreational drug

Anaesthesia

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1195-1198

  Kam, P C A ^a   Yoong, F F Y ^b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CAMPBELLTOWN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, intravenous; gamma hydroxybutyric acid

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG;

ALCOHOLISM; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; COMA; DROWSINESS; DRUG ABUSE; EUROPE; HUMAN; NARCOLEPSY; NAUSEA; OPIATE ADDICTION; SEIZURE; VOMITING;

BRAIN; HUMANS; SODIUM OXYBATE; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0031783949     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.00603.x     Document Type: Article

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