Recent times have seen an increase in the abuse of prescription drugs. These are drugs which have been widely used in the medical facilities and used to take care of particular ailments or health disorders. However, after being used in the health sector, the abuse and addiction potential comes to the fore, not to mention some undesirable side effects. For some of them, their use has been limited or controlled in medical facilities while others have been completely outlawed. One drug that falls in the later category is GHB or Gamma hydroxybutrate acid.
GHB joins the list of drugs previously thought to be safe for medical usage only to turn out to have undesirable side effects. Many individuals actually do not consider this drug as physically addictive. This, however, does not undermine the fact that the drug has a high habit forming potential, in which case many individuals find themselves hooked on the drug. The drug reacts with a number of chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters, thereby creating an inebriated and stimulating effect when taken in lower doses. In higher doses, however, the individual may undergo hypnotic trance.
