STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — A drug suspected of playing a role in the death of a woman at a Venice Beach party over the weekend is turning up more and more in the Southland. Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, ...

GHB (or Gamma-hydroxybutyrate) is a central nervous system depressant known as the "date rape" drug. Some of its street names include Liquid X, liquid ecstasy, Georgia home boy, Goop, Liquid X, Soap ...

Scientists have discovered that regular use of the party drug GHB, and especially unconsciousness following GHB use, is associated with brain changes including negative effects on long-term memory, ...

Despite reports linking it to dozens of deaths and thousands of overdoses, the illegal supplement GHB just won’t disappear. The substance — best known as a party drug used on the rave scene — remains ...

Diclofenac blocks passage of GHB into the brain; other NSAIDs, including ibuprofen, may also limit toxicity of GHB, as per the new study findings. Diclofenac and other non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory ...

It had been several years since professor Joseph Palamar had seen that unmistakable “caveman face,” the telltale sign of an imminent overdose of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, or GHB. Standing among ...

But the trend of ingesting the deadly drug in licenced venues has changed, with users more likely to take it in the home or private residence setting. The findings are outlined in a toxicology report ...

A new petition has been launched urging the UK government to reclassify GHB and GBL as ‘Class A’ substances. The reclassification would mean that anyone caught with or distributing the drugs would be ...