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GHB has effects characteristic of both a depressant and a empathogenic stimulant. The drug acts on two distinct receptors in the brain: the GABAB receptor, and the GHB receptor. Its action on the GABAB receptor produces a powerful sedative, CNS inhibitory effect similar to alcohol or benzodiazepines. Through its action on the GHB receptor it exerts a excitatory effect on the brain leading to subjective effects of empathogenesis similar to MDMA. Its influence on this receptor is also responsible for the convulsions observed in GHB overdoses. GHB's effects are said to resemble a combination of alcohol and ecstasy.
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∙ 15y agoGHB is a depressant that acts on the central nervous system. The real name for GHB is Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate. P.S. I am not a professor or a top student at Harvard!!!!!!
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Is marijuana depresant or stiumlant?
Stimulant
Is Vicodin a stimulant?
No, it's a depresant
Is secobarbital a stimulant depresant or hallucinogenic?
depressant
Is GHB the same as Ecstasy?
No. They are two completely different drugs. GHB is one of the most commonly used date-rape drugs. It is a strong depressant that makes you black out for hours, and when you wake up you have no idea what you've been doing (or what has been done to you). Some people do take tiny amounts of GHB recreationally, though. Ecstasy (MDMA) is a stimulant. You can't fall asleep on Ecstasy, nor will you black out on Ecstasy. It is also a mild hallucinogen, which GHB is not. Basically, Ecstasy is for dancing at clubs and having fun, and GHB is for incapacitating people so you can rape them.
What are some treatments for ghb?
a rehabilition center for GHB patients.
Is ethanol a depresant?
This is a question that turns out to be surprising complex: is alcohol a depressant a stimulant or what? And the answer is.......yes. The best answer (insert 30 minute discussion on neurochemistry) is that when blood alcohol level is rising (when the party starts) then alcohol acts as a stimulant. When BAL is falling (at closing time), then alcohol acts as a depressant. In all cases, alcohol impairs the critical decision making function of the brain, which explains a lot.
How do you make ghb?
Learn organic chemistry, But, if you want a basic idea google "Synthesis of GHB"
What does GHB stand for?
The abbreviation GHB stands for gamma hydroxybutyrate. GHB is frequently called a "club drug." GHB is also known as the "date rape drug." A very common side effect of the drug is marked drowsiness, which may cause some users to pass out.
Is there cure for ghb?
Sugar
Does ghb freeze?
Yes. Not as easily as water tho due to the high salt content. The GHB would not get damaged by freezing it.
What is a depresant?
Some drugs are depressants which means that they slow down our reactions.
How is ghb taken?
it can be drunk or injected.
