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Toxicologists warn against using date-rape drug GHB as a 'zero calorie alternative to binge drinking' after schoolteacher overdoses

Also known as liquid ecstacy, GHB has recently been making the rounds as an alternative to binge-drinking, but the small dose required for overdose makes it highly dangerous.
UPDATED DEC 23, 2018

Gamma hydroxybutyrate or GHB was first synthesized for use as an anesthetic in the 1960s but soon built a notorious reputation for being a "date rape" drug. But in a recent trend, the drug has been making a comeback as a recreational alternative to binge-drinking because it doesn’t contain sugar or comes with a hangover, but still induces euphoria.

But toxicologists warns that the drug is easy to overdose on even in small amounts, and can put a victim in a coma within minutes, The Daily Mail reports.

The worrying development comes after a teacher at a prestigious Catholic school next to Westminster Cathedral died from an accidental overdose of the drug, which also goes by the nickname ‘liquid ecstasy’.

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