Lets not forget that Samantha Reid also had THC and yes, ALCOHOL, in her blood.
Two little details that were apparently meaningless to the mainstream press.
Biggest danger is vomiting whilst unconscious. Like mentioned above, just turn the poor victim on their side and monitor their breathing. Eight times a minute is fine, less than that and you need to pay close attention. Six breaths/minute you want to make that dreaded call for the ambulance.
Inform the paramedics that it is GHB and the only thing that needs to be done is breathing supported...NOTHING ELSE.
GBL is 1.6 times as bioavailable as NaGHB. Its pushier than GHB and can get you in trouble very quickly. Someone said something about 10ml of GBL...in a single dose? I doubt it.
The so called 'convulsions' or 'siezures' are no such events. They are an phenomenon called clonus, which is a type of muscle spasm that occurs when the signal from the brain to the group in question is somehow interrupted or altered. The GHB brain chemistry alerations are temporary, which means of course that the twitches vanish very quicky. Looks freaky, but nothing to worry about.
The main trouble with GHB is simple ignorance. A person flopping like afish, vomiting and unconsious, can certainly cause a panic, but a clean airway and breathing at safe rates is all that need be assured...the rest is just panic material that represents no threat whatsoever.
Fact: GHB sleep can be equivalent to Glasgow scale 3 coma, which is the deepest coma there is, but it is not an actual coma. The current scientific medical term is 'state of unarousability', because there are paradoxical elements to this state.
Another effect of GHB widely overlooked is the effect of protecting the cell from oxygen starvation. Sort of provides a safety margin for that slowed breathing...also explains the lack of any brain damage whatsoever in so called comatose patients.
GHB hysteria is much more dangerous than the drug itself.
All that talk about withdrawals from GBL is silliness. You will not get anything like that from short term use. It takes a LOT of GBL or GHB to create any type of withdrawals, and the withdrawals are not in fact withdrawals, but rather a dopamine imbalance coupled, generally, with metabolic acidosis. I have posted extensively on this matter, so I won't go further here.
I can tell you that I have many times stayed on GHB for weeks, 24/7, 20-30 ml daily, and stopped cold when I ran out without ANY type of 'withdrawals'. Just kept my blood pH proper and all was well.
I am, in fact, on G right this minute. Of course it must've been slipped to me, as I do NOT have any, and would never ever take any intentionally due to its illegal status.