Clinical features of gamma-hydroxybutyrate and gamma-butyrolactone toxicity and concomitant drug and alcohol use

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 323-326

  Liechti, Matthias E ^a,c   Kunz, Isabelle ^a   Greminger, Peter ^a   Speich, Rudolf ^a   Kupferschmidt, Hugo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Schweizerisches Toxikologisches Informationszentrum   (Switzerland)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coma; Drug abuse; Gamma butyrolactone; Gamma hydroxybutyrate; GBL; GHB; Intoxication; Liquid ecstasy; Overdose

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; COMATOSE PATIENT; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOXICITY; VOMITING;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; BRADYCARDIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; OVERDOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM OXYBATE; SOLVENTS;

EID: 31444444777     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.07.010     Document Type: Article

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