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.
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’.
