GHB-Induced Delirium: A Case Report and Review of the Literature on Gamma Hydroxybutyric Acid
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
- Vol. 24 (1) , 179-183
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00952999809001706
Abstract
We describe what we believe is the first psychiatric hospitalization due to GHB-induced delirium reported in the medical literature. We examine the use of the substance gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and describe the clinical findings in a patient who presented to an acute inpatient psychiatric unit with a chief complaint of feeling suicidal and a 1-year history of GHB use. A review of the literature and GHB's availability through the Internet are discussed.Keywords
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