Intoxikationen mit Liquid Ecstasy
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Liquid ecstasy - a significant drug problem.
INTRODUCTION Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB, "liquid ecstasy") and its legal pro-drugs gamma-butyrolactone and 1,4-butanediol are gaining in importance as recreational drugs in Germany. The effects of these substances are comparable with those of alcohol or benzodiazepines. Because of the wide availability of GHB physicians are increasingly being confronted with cases of intoxication. METHODS...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medizinische Klinik - Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2193-6218,2193-6226
DOI: 10.1007/s00063-017-0398-2