GHB- Excellent clinic and pharmacological paper

[phase_dancer]

GHB- Excellent clinic and pharmacological update

Although somewhat dated, I'm not aware of this being posted here. Some good info for everyone in this.

Full pdf

GHB; An Important Pharmacological and Clinical Update

Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) intoxication is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients taking the drug for recreational purposes. Due to the recent increase in emergency room visits, hospital admissions, and deaths, it has become necessary to re-examine the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, clinical manifestations, and potential adverse effects associated with GHB use. We present an important pharmacological and clinical update on GHB

 

[onetwothreefour]

thanks for that phase_dancer, good info.

 

[SteveElektro]

What is the meaning of 'morbidity' in medical terms?

 

[apollo]

One entry found for morbidity.


Main Entry: mor·bid·i·ty
Pronunciation: mor-'bid-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
1 : a diseased state or symptom <lumbar puncture, if improperly performed, may be followed by a significant morbidity -- Journal of the American Medical Association>
2 : the incidence of disease : the rate of sickness (as in a specified community or group) <while TB mortality has declined fairly steadily, morbidity has been rising -- Time> -- compare MORTALITY 2

From MEDLINEplus: Medical Dictionary.

 

[superbabydoc]

In case you can't understand the dictionary version morbidity means it makes you sick.