γ-Hydroxybutyric acid
Prescription drug
Consult a doctor if you have a medical concern.
Treats loss of muscle control (cataplexy) and
excessive daytime sleepiness that is caused by a sleep disorder (narcolepsy). This medicine is a narcotic sedative that is also called GHB.
This makes absolutely no sense, a narcotic sedative to treat excessive daytime sleepiness.
GHB/GBL is pretty damn stimulating. It only sedates at high dose - what recreational users would think of as a mild overdose. It's not very restful sleep though (imo, ime, ymmv, etc, etc) so can see why it'd only be used as an absolute last resort.
not a new one i know but it is to me i could have some GHB powder coming and need some info
I've never used GHB in powder form - only as a syrupy liquid. Treat it as you would GBL (ie with caution). Check out the
GBL Megathread as you're more likely to get reponses in there cos it's where the GBL/GHB folks hang out. Also check out the
GHB/GBL Addiction & Withdrawal Thread cos G addiction is no joke.
(in case it's not clear why i'm treating gbl and ghb as more or less the same drug it's cos they are more or less the same drug: gbl is converted to ghb
in vivo and from memory (but double and triple check this if you do decide to use) 3-3.5g of ghb is equivalent to ~2ml of gbl (yes i did specify grammes not milligrammes) but, as i said, please double check and confirm that before taking any if you do decide to take any)
Pontifex ODed on it and died.
I really don't want to drag all that up any more than necessary as it's still very fresh and raw for those that knew him well, but I think you'll find that Ponti took a deliberate overdose. Obviously it's good to point out the risks of any drug (and there are certainly big risks with GHB/GBL (addiction and death are pretty big risks by any standards) but massively overstating the risks is not so helpful either cos people who are familiar with the drug know what is being said isn't really the case and are less likely to believe any other information presented. GHB/GBL is certainly risky, but it's a very widely (ab)used drug - and has been for many years - and I can count the number of deaths I've heard of on one hand.
(obviously that's not meant to say i'm recommending using the stuff or saying it's safe, just adding a lil context and personal experience is all)