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Article de Périodique
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) withdrawal in a patient with polysubstance use (2021)
Auteur(s) :
BERNSTEIN, A.
Année
2021
Page(s) :
299-301
Sous-type de document :
Etude de cas / Case report
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Autres substances / Other substances
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
ETUDE DE CAS
;
GHB
;
POLYCONSOMMATION
;
INTOXICATION
;
SEVRAGE
;
URGENCE
;
MECANISME D'ACTION
Résumé :
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and its various pro-drugs are GABA-B central nervous system depressants more commonly known as "G" and "liquid ecstasy" among those who consume. Due to the depressant quality of the substance and its convenience in online marketplaces, it has become a more commonly abused drug, characteristically among people involved in the "club scene" and among men who have sex with men. As the dose of GHB necessary to obtain feelings of euphoria is relatively low combined with the substance's rapid metabolism, GHB is nearly undetectable through traditional emergency department urinary drug testing. Consequentially, although the treatment of GHB intoxication and withdrawal is mainly supportive, it is difficult for providers to determine whether GHB is the cause of a patient's symptoms. Moreover, when GHB is combined with other substances, treatment becomes more complicated. The author presents a case of GHB intoxication and withdrawal in a patient with an extensive polysubstance use history demonstrating not only the difficulty of diagnosis but also a timeline outlining the interventions taken from arrival to discharge with a successful outcome faster than the conventional timeline of GHB withdrawal and recovery.
Affiliation :
Department of Psychiatry, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, Queens Village, NY, USA
Cote :
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