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Designer Drugs

Common Names: X, Liquid Ecstasy, Grievous Bodily Harm, Georgia Home Boy, Liquid X, G-Riffick and Organic Quaalude, GHB.
What are Designer Drugs?

Designer drugs as defined by pharmacologist are drugs of abuse that are:

• Made from common chemicals
• Exempt, at least initially, from control of Drug Enforcement Administration    regulations because of their chemical structure
• Skillfully marketed on the street as legal through attractive, exotic names.


Designer drugs are predominately amphetamines. Because amphetamines can be easily modified, new drugs occasionally appear on the streets. These synthetic drugs can be twice as powerful as cocaine or heroin, yet they cost little to produce.

What is Ecstasy?

Ecstasy is a drug that is popular at Raves and on college campuses. Ecstasy is a unique amphetamine derivative because it causes hallucinations as well as feelings of exhilaration and excitement. In effect, this drug combines the punch of amphetamines and LSD. The drug releases chemicals in the brain and their minds are flooded with irrelevant and incoherent thoughts.

Ecstasy may also cause permanent brain damage. Overdosing on Ecstasy is possible is considered on of the most painful deaths due to drug overdose.

What is GHB?

Gamma hydroxy butyrate (GHB) is a depressant of the cedntral nervous system approved as an anesthetic in some countries. In the past few years, GHB has become a commonly abused drug, all but replacing Ecstasy as the chic drug of choice. GHB comes in a liquid form and it is very cheap.

GHB is known as the “date rape drug.”

GHB was first synthesized as an anesthetic to be used in surgery about 30 years ago. Due to its unpredictable side effects it was discarded by the medical community. Later physicians realized the hormonal benefits of the drug and used it to promote muscle growth and weight loss.

The side effect of GHB are well documented – nausea, vomiting, dizziness, confusion, drowsiness, amnesia, epileptic, seizures, or even comas. Side effects of GHB can last from a few hours to as long as two weeks.

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