GHB: A new and novel drug of abuse

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-22

  Nicholson, Katherine L ^a   Balster, Robert L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gamma hydroxybutyrate; GHB, abuse potential, pharmacology; Patterns of use and abuse; Review

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; BACLOFEN; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BICUCULLINE; BUTACLAMOL; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; DIAZEPAM; DIZOCILPINE; DOPAMINE; ETHOSUXIMIDE; FLUMAZENIL; HEXOBARBITAL; KETAMINE; METHOHEXITAL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NALOXONE; NALTREXONE; OXYBATE SODIUM; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENTOLAMINE; PIZOTIFEN; SEROTONIN; TRIAZOLAM; VALPROIC ACID;

COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; MOUSE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; RHESUS MONKEY; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035372569     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(00)00191-5     Document Type: Article

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