OFFICIAL NAMES: Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), 4-hydroxy butyrate, gamma hydrate, gamma-hydroxybutyrate sodium, gamma hydroxybutyric acid, gamma-OH, sodium oxybate, sodium oxybutyrate

STREET NAMES: Blue Nitro, cherry meth, easy lay, energy drink, everclear, firewater, G, gamma-oh, Georgia home boy, gjuice, goop, grievous bodily harm, growth hormone booster, insom-X, invigorate, lemon fX drops, liquid ecstasy, liquid E, liquid X, longevity, nature's Quaalude, orange fX rush, oxysleep, poor man's heroin, remforce, Revivarant, salty dog, salty water, scoop, soap, somatomax, vita-G, water, wolfies, zonked

DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS: Schedule I, depressant

Overview

An odorless, colorless substance, GHB is a fast-acting central nervous system depressant. Sometimes it has a salty taste, while at other times it may be perceived as having no taste at all. Depending on the dose, effects of GHB can range from euphoria (feeling of well being; giddiness), intoxication, muscle relaxation, and hallucinations, to dizziness, nausea, vomiting, respiratory depression (slowed breathing...