Recent news on Hydroxybutyrate

Drug suspect to plead guilty  -  May 24, 2007
Worcester Telegram,He is charged with four counts of distributing GHB — gamma hydroxybutyrate — an illegal muscle enhancer sometimes used as a rave drug and a date rape drug;

Mum in drink-spike danger alert  -  Apr 27, 2007
Shropshire Star,Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) - is an odourless, colourless liquid that in small doses causes a reduction of social inhibitions. Higher doses lead to feelings

Large-scale biopolymer production  -  May 14, 2007
Chemistry World,Schneller said the quality of the polyester PHB (poly-3-hydroxybutyrate) produced from biopolymers is comparable to polyolefins, widely used to make

Rocker's Soap Tests Positive for GHB  -  Apr 11, 2007
WTOP,...peppermint cleanser tested positive for gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, often called the "date-rape drug" because it leaves people groggy and powerless.

Drug info put online  -  Apr 11, 2007
Saanich News,The latest post to the department’s new drug website is a history lesson on the creation and dangers of GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate).

DEA Seizes Operational GHB Lab in Newport Beach, California  -  Apr 5, 2007
DEA.govGHB, gamma-hydroxybutyrate, is a powerful central nervous system depressant that the human body produces in small amounts. A synthetic version of GHB was

Federal agents find GHB lab in Newport Beach  -  Apr 4, 2007
Orange County Register,Gamma-hydroxybutyrate, a depressant of the central nervous system used for its euphoric and sedative effects, is taken in doses ranging from one to four

Date-rape drug death should serve as grim warning to young  -  Apr 1, 2007
Vancouver Province (subscription),The date-rape drug GHB -- gamma hydroxybutyrate -- goes under a grab-bag of street names, including Women's Viagra, Easy Lay and Grievous Bodily Harm.

The dangers of GHB  -  Mar 28, 2007
Victoria Times Colonist,She did not recover from a severe, accidental overdose of the date-rape drug gamma hydroxybutyrate, or GHB. Someone poured the lethal concoction into a

More tests show punk rocker's soap is clean of 'date rape' drug  -  Apr 17, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,Germs drummer Don Bolles was arrested after Newport Police said they found gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, inside a bottle of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap taken

FDA Case Against Hi-Tech Reveals Startling Charges  -  Apr 16, 2007
Natural Products Industry Insider,...contained Verve—a liquid concoction featuring the “date rape� drug gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and gamma butyrolactone (GBL), a cleaning solvent.

Highlights From The April Journal Of Neuroscience  -  Apr 10, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),In rodent brain slices, ketone bodies (β- hydroxybutyrate or acetoacetate) slowed the firing of these cells by ~10%. Pharmacological activation of normally

Week in review  -  Apr 7, 2007
Daily Pilot,Drug Enforcement Agency officers are investigating two people arrested after federal authorities found gallons of GHB, or gamma-hydroxybutyrate,

Nutrition Firm Or Herbal Cabal?  -  Apr 12, 2007
NBC6.net,In fact, according to the affidavit, the drink contained gamma hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, a central-nervous system depressant that gained notoriety in the

Two area men face multiple charges; third area resident sought  -  Apr 7, 2007
Welland Tribune,Over the last 18 months, police seized or bought during undercover operations, 468 litres of the date rape drug gamma hydroxybutyrate acid (GHB),

National bikers strategy led to snitch  -  Apr 6, 2007
Canoe.ca,It's a good laugh but there is nothing funny about gamma-hydroxybutyrate acid -- better known as the date rape drug. Police say they found 498 litres of

California Agents Seize 3 Gallons Of Date-Rape Drug  -  Apr 5, 2007
Officer.comIn addition to the gamma-hydroxybutyrate, a central nervous system depressant sometimes used as a knockout drug, agents seized precursor chemicals and

Area apartment raided by DEA  -  Apr 4, 2007
Daily Pilot,...of the depressant GHB, or gamma-hydroxybutyrate, which is naturally produced in small amounts by the human central nervous system, DEA authorities said.

Charges upheld against Taylor  -  Apr 4, 2007
Ypsilanti Courier,Commonly known as the date-rape drug, Gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB had been found in her system. Cassin said, however, the level was low, the sample was

Taylor to go to trial  -  Apr 1, 2007
Eastern Echo,However, a small amount of GHB or gamma-hydroxybutyrate, a depressant of the central nervous system, was detected in Dickinson's system.

BC grapples with increasing use of date-rape drug  -  Mar 28, 2007
Canada.com,The date-rape drug - GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) -is colourless and odorless, sells on the street for $5 to $10 a dose, and a number of persons have died

BC grapples with increasing use of date-rape drug  -  Mar 27, 2007
National Post,The date-rape drug — GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) —is colourless and odorless, sells on the street for $5 to $10 a dose, and a number of persons have died

Extreme Calorie Restricted Diet Slows Brain Cancer in Mice  -  Mar 29, 2007
Cancerpage.com,Plasma glucose levels were significantly lower and circulating beta-hydroxybutyrate levels significantly higher in mice fed the restricted KetoCal diet,

Date-rape drug use increasing, police claim  -  Mar 28, 2007
Vancouver Sun (subscription),GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) is colourless and odourless, sells on the street for $5 to $10 a dose, and a number of people have died following overdoses.

Date rape drug kills student  -  Mar 27, 2007
Ottawa Citizen (subscription),Read died at Royal Jubilee Hospital on March 13 after accidentally overdosing on gamma hydroxybutyrate, commonly known as GHB, at a party three days earlier

Family speaks out after UVic student overdoses on date-rape drug  -  27 Mar 2007
Victoria Times Colonist,Read died at Royal Jubilee Hospital on March 13 after accidentally overdosing on gamma hydroxybutyrate, commonly known as GHB, at a party on Herald Street

Creatine Parkinson trial begins  -  27 Mar 2007
Science Daily (press release)...at Columbia University in New York, have demonstrated that infusion of D-beta-hydroxybutyrate (D-beta-HB) to mice suffering from Parkinson disease .

Extreme Dieting May Lead to False-Positive Breath Tests  -  Mar 20, 2007
ShortNews.com,The researchers say that when fat is broken down very quickly the body produces acetone, acetoacetate and beta-hydroxybutyrate which can convert to an

Two men stabbed at Melbourne music festival  -  Mar 12, 2007
Melbourne Herald Sun,Police seized a range of party drugs including amphetamines, ecstasy, GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) and cannabis at the event, which attracted 12000

Popularity, precedent could keep ‘Dog’ free  -  Mar 25, 2007
Honolulu Star-Bulletin,Luster was in the habit of incapacitating women with the date-rape drug gamma hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, and was on trial in California when he fled the

Air Force Officer Found Guilty of Raping 4 Men  -  Feb 27, 2007
FOX NewsMilitary prosecutors described Taylor, 38, as a serial rapist who met men in bars, spiked their drinks with the "date-rape" drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate,

Air Force officer denies rape in video  -  Feb 26, 2007
Gay.com UK,Military prosecutors say he met men in bars, spiked their drinks with the "date-rape drug" gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, and kidnapped them.

Toyota, Sony, Fujitsu Push Bioplastics  -  Mar 22, 2007
Design News,A third bioplastic poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) has properties comparable to polypropylene. Booming demand is triggering expanded capacity of both

Coppell police arrest two on felony drug charges  -  Mar 20, 2007
Dallas Morning News (subscription),They also found 180 grams of ecstasy, 1132 grams of gamma hydroxybutyrate, also known as GHB, and methamphetamines , cocaine and Alprazolam.

Steroids seized in Coppell residence  -  Mar 20, 2007
McKinney Courier Gazette,More than 4200 grams of anabolic steroids were found in the residence, as well as 1132 grams of Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GhB), 180 grams of MDMA (Ecstasy),

International Approvals: Symbicort SMART, Alimta, Xyrem  -  Mar 19, 2007
Medscape (subscription)...is the sodium salt of gamma hydroxybutyrate, patients should be evaluated for a history of depression and drug abuse prior to initiation of treatment.

Extreme dieters may fail breath tests - study  -  Mar 18, 2007
Stuff.co.nz,When this happened, ketone bodies (acetone, acetoacetate and beta-hydroxybutyrate) were produced, which could then be converted to a secondary alcohol known

Give Your Body An MOT With Self-Checks!  -  Mar 15, 2007
Easier,The SELFCheck Drink Spike Detector Test indicates the presence of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) or Ketamine in a drink and will give a reliable result within

HS 'ROID LINK IN 'DRUG LAB' RAID  -  Mar 14, 2007
New York Post,Cuppari and Dente were also accused of manufacturing gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), known as a "date rape" drug, but also used by bodybuilders to counteract

Pro bodybuilder busted  -  Mar 14, 2007
New Brunswick Home News Tribune,The primary goal of the operation was to shut down an anabolic steroids, gamma hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, and prescription-drug-manufacturing operation in

New European Approval for Xyrem(R) Provides Significant Advance in ...  -  Mar 13, 2007
PipelineReview.com (press release),Sodium oxybate is the sodium salt of gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), a CNS depressant active substance with well-known abuse potential.

15, including football coach, charged in Morris steroid probe  -  Mar 13, 2007
NorthJersey.com,The raid of several homes, converted into drug laboratories, revealed the distribution of anabolic steroids, gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB),

'Don't ask' hindered military rape case  -  Mar 12, 2007
Gay.com UK,Investigators said Taylor had spiked the men's drinks with gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, which is often called the "date-rape drug" because it leaves

Thirty-six arrested in Vic drugs swoop  -  Mar 11, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,Police seized a range of party drugs including amphetamines, ecstasy, GHB (Gamma hydroxybutyrate) and cannabis at the midday festival, which attracted 12000

Rape Case Spotlights "Don’t Ask Don’t Tell"  -  Mar 10, 2007
EDGE Boston,Investigators said Taylor had spiked the men’s drinks with gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, which is often called the "date-rape drug’’ because it leaves

'Don't ask, don't tell' complicated military rape investigation in ...  -  Mar 9, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,Investigators said Taylor had spiked the men's drinks with gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, which is often called the “date-rape drug� because it leaves

Rape Case Spotlights Pentagon Policy  -  Mar 9, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,Investigators said Taylor had spiked the men's drinks with gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, which is often called the ``date-rape drug'' because it leaves

Rape case spotlights Pentagon policy  -  Mar 9, 2007
The Advocate,Investigators said Taylor had spiked the men's drinks with gamma hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, which is often called the ''date rape drug'' because it leaves

Taylor rape investigation hindered by policy  -  Mar 9, 2007
AirForceTimes.com,Investigators said Taylor had spiked the men’s drinks with gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, which is often called the “date-rape drug� because it leaves

Drug misuse under investigation  -  Mar 7, 2007
Chemistry World,In the US, where Rohypnol is banned, law enforcement agencies have similar concerns about the so-called 'club drug' GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate).

Bodybuilding connection again singes governor New winner of Arnold ...  -  Mar 6, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle,The Bergen County Record newspaper in New Jersey reported in January 2006 that Martinez pleaded guilty in New Jersey to possessing gamma hydroxybutyrate,

Tainted winner of guv's bodybuilding contest He's among several ...  -  Mar 5, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle,The Bergen County Record newspaper in New Jersey reported in January 2006 that Martinez pleaded guilty in New Jersey to possessing gamma hydroxybutyrate or

Another week in Scotland's upmarket bars - and 2 women will claim ...  -  Mar 4, 2007
Scotsman,Traces of drugs such as GHB (gamma- hydroxybutyrate), valium, tamazepam and Rohypnol were found. Most are colourless, odourless and tasteless,

This young man died after a prank, but could he have been rescued?  -  Mar 3, 2007
The Age,...who died on the floor of a Pacific Sky cabin after ingesting a mixture of alcohol and the drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate, dubbed "fantasy", in 2002.

Police: He committed 25 car breaks in 90 minutes  -  Mar 3, 2007
Eagle Tribune,The term Liquid G is street slang for GHB, or gamma hydroxybutyrate which is abused for its euphoric, sedative or anabolic (body building) effects,

Air Force Captain Gets 50 Years for Male Rape  -  Mar 2, 2007
New York Blade,...rapist who met his victims in bars, drugged them by spiking their drinks with the “date-rape� drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, and kidnapped them.

captain gets 50 years for male rapes  -  Feb 28, 2007
MSNBC...rapist who met his victims in bars, drugged them by spiking their drinks with the "date-rape" drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, and kidnapped them.

Air Force Officer Found Guilty of Raping Servicemen  -  Mar 1, 2007
Towleroad,...spiked their drinks with the 'date-rape' drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, and kidnapped them. Taylor was charged with two counts of attempted sodomy,

Air Force Officer Found Guilty of Rape  -  Feb 27, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,Military prosecutors described Taylor, 38, as a serial rapist who met men in bars, spiked their drinks with the ``date-rape'' drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate,

Jury to deliberate Air Force rape trial  -  Feb 28, 2007
The Advocate,Military prosecutors described Taylor as a serial rapist who met men in bars, spiked their drinks with the ''date-rape drug'' gamma- hydroxybutyrate (GHB),

US Air Force officer guilty of raping four men  -  Feb 28, 2007
The News - International,Military prosecutors described Taylor, 38, as a serial rapist who met men in bars, spiked their drinks with the “date-rape� drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate,

Jury set to deliberate in allegations Air Force captain raped men  -  Feb 26, 2007
Kansas City Star,Military prosecutors described Taylor as a serial rapist who met men in bars, spiked their drinks with the "date-rape drug" gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB,

Jury To Deliberate Air Force Rape Trial  -  Feb 26, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,Military prosecutors described Taylor as a serial rapist who met men in bars, spiked their drinks with the ``date-rape drug'' gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB,

Air Force captain convicted in male rapes  -  Feb 28, 2007
Gay.com,Military prosecutors described Taylor, 38, as a serial rapist who met men in bars, spiked their drinks with the ''date-rape'' drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate,

Air Force captain guilty of raping 4 men  -  Feb 28, 2007
NavyTimes.com,Military prosecutors described Taylor, 38, as a serial rapist who met men in bars, spiked their drinks with the “date-rape drug� gamma-hydroxybutyrate,

Air Force Officer Denies Rape in Video  -  Feb 23, 2007
CBS News,Military prosecutors say he met men in bars, spiked their drinks with the "date-rape drug" gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, and kidnapped them.

Brimble's family to take payout  -  Feb 22, 2007
The Australian,Dianne Brimble, 42, died from a toxic combination of alcohol and the date-rape drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate, on the P&O liner Pacific Sky in September 2002.

Air Officer Pleads Not Guilty in Rape Trial  -  Feb 20, 2007
Lakeland Ledger,..."(The) victims had experiences similar to use of the date-rape drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB," said Maj. Kathleen Reder.

Air Force Officer Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Raping 4 Men ...  -  Feb 19, 2007
FOX NewsThomas Cumbie, the military judge, that the victims described experiences similar to the effects of gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, also known as the

Dietary Supplement Protects The Lives Of Farm Shrimp  -  Feb 21, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Brine shrimp which were fed a compound called poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) were prevented from becoming infected with pathogenic bacteria.

Rape victims "wanted it"  -  Feb 22, 2007
Gay.com UK,Westbrook said Taylor met his victims in bars, spiked their drinks with the "date-rape drug" gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, and kidnapped them.

Gay officer's lawyer: Men weren't raped  -  Feb 21, 2007
Orlando Sentinel,...the military prosecutor, described Taylor as a serial rapist who met his victims in bars, spiked their drinks with date-rape drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate,

Defense: Alleged victims lied to cover being gay in the military  -  Feb 21, 2007
New York Blade,Westbrook, the military prosecutor, said Taylor met his victims in bars, spiked their drinks with the date-rape drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB,

Military captain accused of serial gay rape  -  Feb 21, 2007
Gay.com UK,Prosecutors told Colonel Thomas Cumbie, the military judge, that the victims described experiences similar to the effects of gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB,

Lawyer: Men Accusing Airman of Rape Lied  -  Feb 21, 2007
Wyoming News,...described Taylor as a serial rapist who met his victims in bars, spiked their drinks with the "date-rape drug" gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB,

Lawyer: Men Accusing Airman Of Rape Lied  -  Feb 20, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,Westbrook said Taylor met his victims in bars, spiked their drinks with the ``date-rape drug'' gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, and kidnapped them.

Lawyer: Men Accusing Airman Of Rape Lied  -  Feb 20, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,...described Taylor as a serial rapist who met his victims in bars, spiked their drinks with the ``date-rape drug'' gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB,

Florida airman pleads not guilty to rape  -  Feb 20, 2007
The Advocate,Thomas Cumbie, the military judge, that the victims described experiences similar to the effects of gamma hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, also known as the

Men accusing airman of rape lied: defense  -  Feb 20, 2007
Canoe.ca,...described Taylor as a serial rapist who met his victims in bars, spiked their drinks with the “date-rape drug� gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB,

Court-martial of airman accused of rapes begins  -  Feb 19, 2007
AirForceTimes.com,...“(The) victims had experiences similar to use of the date-rape drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB,� said Maj. Kathleen Reder.

Link found between cognition and execution  -  Feb 12, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...at Columbia University in New York, have demonstrated that infusion of D-beta-hydroxybutyrate (D-beta-HB) to mice suffering from Parkinson disease .

Accused murderer’s motion to dismiss charges denied  -  Feb 8, 2007
The Delaware County Times,Assistant District Attorney Thomas Lawrie also presented testimony that a drug found in Jason Shephard’s system was Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate, or GHB,known to

Charges stand in death of student  -  Feb 8, 2007
Aberdeen American News,Assistant District Attorney Thomas Lawrie also presented testimony that the GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) drug found in Shephard's system is known to be used

Brimble's death rang no alarms  -  Feb 6, 2007
NEWS.com.au,...a 42-year-old Brisbane mother of three, died on the floor of cabin D-182 in September 2002 from an overdose of the date-rape drug gamma hydroxybutyrate,

Date Rape Drugs: Real Life Stories  -  Feb 6, 2007
First Coast News,Date rape drugs, like Gamma hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, and Rohypnol, are two of the most common. They have long been linked to raves and bodybuilders.

The rogues gallery  -  Jan 31, 2007
24 Hours Vancouver,He was charged with driving under the influence; gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB, the date-rape drug) was found in his system. The king of rehab.

April court-martial for Navy midshipman accused of assault  -  Jan 29, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,Navy prosecutors claimed Morrison used the drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, to incapacitate the women and then raped them. But at a hearing in December,

Midshipman's court-martial hearing set for April  -  Jan 29, 2007
Baltimore Sun,Navy prosecutors claimed Morrison used the drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, to incapacitate the women and then rape them. But at a hearing in December,

How P&0 sailed into infamy  -  Jan 27, 2007
NEWS.com.au,Lawyers assisting NSW Coroner Jacqueline Milledge alleged Mrs Brimble was given a fatal dose of the drug gamma hydroxybutyrate, known as GBH or fantasy.

European Medicines Agency Adopts Positive Opinion Recommending ...  -  Jan 27, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Sodium oxybate, the active ingredient in Xyrem®, is a sodium salt of gamma- hydroxybutyrate. The most commonly reported adverse drug reactions are dizziness

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