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Bodybuilder gets 51 months, forfeits home and business  -  25 Mar 2008
Worcester Telegram,Thomas J. Vigliatura, 40, of 118 Santoro Road, previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy from 2002 to 2004 to distribute illegal steroids known as GHB and GBL

'Terrified' residents demand club closure  -  25 Mar 2008
Toronto Sun,...on drug-trafficking charges, seizing GHB, ecstasy, ketamine and marijuana. The Sunday before, police charged 33 people and bagged $30000 worth of drugs.

SML programme approved  -  25 Mar 2008
Nation Multimedia,BAAC plans to provide debt suspension to some farmers, while GHB plans to offer Bt10 billion of mortgage loans at a special rate, probably 4.5 per cent.

GHB plans property auction next week  -  Mar 19, 2008
Bangkok Post,The Government Housing Bank will hold an auction of 3000 distressed property assets located nationwide and worth 1.3 billion baht on March 29.

GHB AND ITS PRECURSORS â€” NEW STUDY OUT TODAY  -  Mar 21, 2008
EurofundingMag,The statement comes in a new report GHB and its precursor GBL: an emerging trend case study, published today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) as part of its

Dumped teens reveal hard partying lives  -  Mar 22, 2008
Stuff.co.nz,...drugs and alcohol" but said police were awaiting toxicology results to determine if GHB, linked to cases of date rape, was present in their blood.

Date Rape Toys to Go Back on Shelf  -  Mar 23, 2008
ShortNews.com,The little beads were banned because they contained a precursor to the drug Fantasy also known as gamma-hydroxybutyric acid or GHB.

Overdose death spurred huge raid at dance club  -  Mar 18, 2008
Toronto Star,It was the death of a Hamilton man who overdosed on the date-rape drug GHB that gave police the green light to raid a downtown after-hours club they have

Date-rape drug suspected in case of dumped teens  -  Mar 21, 2008
New Zealand Herald,...but the Weekend Herald understands police are now investigating whether harder drugs, including date-rape-style drugs such as GHB - more commonly called

Bindeez are back, but now drug-free  -  Mar 22, 2008
NEWS.com.au,The Chinese-made craft toy, recalled in November after it was found to contain the party drug GHB, has been renamed Beados. The new version contains beads

Comfort Zone open for business  -  Mar 21, 2008
Toronto Sun,Police said they seized about $35000 in cash and an alleged $30000 in drugs including cocaine, heroin, GHB, Ecstasy, and Ketamine.

$30000 in drugs seized in raid on after-hours club  -  Mar 18, 2008
Globe and Mail,The 26-year-old Hamilton man went with some friends to the Comfort Zone after-hours club, where he bought and consumed the drug GHB, according to his sister

The war against GHB  -  Feb 26, 2008
Sky News Australia,Four brave, young women are taking a stand against the widely-used party drug, GHB. Alarmed by what they've seen, they're hoping to educate other teenagers

Police investigate whether date rape drug given to girls  -  Mar 21, 2008
TV3 News,...(GHB) is a liquid sedative. It was banned in 2002, and is classified as a high-risk class-B drug. The latest case comes just after Parliament this week

McIntosh heads GHB  -  Mar 6, 2008
Stabroek News,National senior coach Timothy McIntosh was elected President of the Guyana Hockey board at the Board's Annual General Meeting held last Saturday at the

EU agency 'concern' over emerging drugs trend  -  Mar 19, 2008
EUPolitix.com,The EUâ€™s drug agency has voiced serious concern overchemicals used in the manufacture of the recreational drug GHB. The warning comes in a new report by the

OD sparked big raid  -  Mar 18, 2008
Toronto Sun,Andrew Fazio, 26, died of a GHB overdose Jan. 28 after buying and doing the drug at the Comfort Zone on Spadina Ave., police alleged yesterday.

Thirty-three people arrested in club raid  -  Mar 19, 2008
Inside Toronto,..."'You want cocaine, go see these people; you want GHB, you go see those people; ketamine, go see those people.'" The raid and subsequent arrests were the

Drug trends presentation Thursday  -  Mar 21, 2008
Yuma Sun,YPD Officer Erick Resendiz will discuss the use of steroids, Dust Off or "Dusting," GHB, Ecstasy, CCC (Coricidin Cough and Cold Relief), DXM, marijuana,

30 arrested in club raid, drugs seized  -  Mar 17, 2008
Toronto Star,A search warrant taped to the front window indicated police suspected marijuana, GHB â€“ the date-rape drug â€“ cocaine, ecstasy, PCP and ketamine,

Two convicted of drugging, raping high-schooler  -  Mar 8, 2008
Canada.com,The girl was given a drink that contained the so-called date-rape drug GHB. They then drove to a condo in Coquitlam, where the girl was nauseous,

Comfort Zone raid  -  Mar 18, 2008
Eye Weekly,Drugs including heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, Ketamine and GHB with an estimated street value of $30000 were seized along with $35000 cash.

Youths throw chemicals in man's face  -  Mar 20, 2008
Blackburn Citizen,...newsdesk The 44-year-old man felt a burning sensation and his doctor told him the liquid was probably one of the clubbing drugs, Amyl Nitrate or GHB.

Mutilation likely after death, Svekla trial hears  -  Mar 6, 2008
Canada.com,However, he said, she had high levels of cocaine in her blood and traces of gamma hydroxy butyrate, also known as GHB or the "date rape" drug.

Internet luring leads to  -  Mar 11, 2008
Chilliwack Times,The court found that Saadatmandi slipped the woman a gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), one of the drugs commonly referred to as a "date rape" drug.

Police arrest 96 in drug sweep  -  Mar 10, 2008
Toronto Star,Investigators say they seized 318 grams of cocaine and crack cocaine, 415 grams of marijuana, and quantities of hashish, ecstasy, ketamine, GHB,

96 charged in drug sting operation  -  Mar 10, 2008
Canada.com,GHB, LSD and Magic Mushrooms. More than $10000 in cash, believed to be direct proceeds from the drug dealing was also recovered, the news release said.

Police seize drugs set for Mardi Gras  -  Feb 27, 2008
The Age,Drugs discovered in the raids included $10000 worth of ecstasy tablets along with cocaine, ice, GHB and cannabis. "I believe that a lot of drugs were

Those backing BZP seriously misguided  -  Mar 13, 2008
Scoop.co.nz,...â€œGHB or fantasy was classified from June 2002, and now its use has dropped from 0.8 per cent of the population aged 15 to 45 years to 0.3 per cent.

PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION  -  Mar 18, 2008
Sydney Star Observer,They are also very dangerous when used in combination with other prescription medication as well as other drugs, particularly alcohol and GHB.

Floyd County man in â€˜date-rape drugâ€™ case not tried as scheduled  -  Mar 13, 2008
New Albany Tribune,The men, who lived together, are accused of having enough GHB in their home to incapacitate hundreds of people, according to police reports.

Kathy Gibbons: Kindness tips the scales  -  Mar 9, 2008
Traverse City Record Eagle,Two weeks ago, we ran a story on the date-rape drug GHB, largely focusing on teens. My column that day was about how girls going on spring break to other

Mississauga men arrested in Toronto raid  -  Mar 17, 2008
Mississauga News,A search warrant taped to the front window indicated police suspected a number of drugs were being sold inside the club, including marijuana, GHB (the date

33 arrested after police raid Toronto club  -  Mar 17, 2008
CBC Toronto,..."It is alleged that drugs, which included heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, ketamine and GHB [and] with a value of $30000, were seized, along with $35000 cash,"

On the Move: Nick Nolte  -  Mar 1, 2008
Times Online,His most famous picture of late is not a film but a mugshot taken after he was caught driving under the influence of the drug GHB in Malibu, California,

Spring break is time for fun, not stupidity; stay safe on vacation ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
Akron Beacon Journal,Date rape drugs such as Rohypnol or ''GHB'' are odorless, colorless, and tasteless and have been implicated in many spring break incidents.

How to keep yourself safer at parties  -  Mar 6, 2008
North by Northwestern,GHB is also known as â€œliquid ecstacyâ€? and â€œeasy layâ€? for its euphoric and sedative effects, and is widely abused throughout the US Although not as commonly

Drugs found in drink-driver's car - police  -  Feb 24, 2008
Melbourne Herald Sun,Police also searched the 29-year-old male passenger and allegedly found a quantity of cannabis, a clear liquid believed to be gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB)

FIH official conducting hockey workshop  -  Mar 9, 2008
Stabroek News,Prior to Guyana, several such workshops were held globally with great success and the GHB welcomed the opportunity as it is considered an area of particular

Saint Joseph's employee arrested on drug charges  -  Feb 27, 2008
SJU The Hawk (subscription),The man also said he was given other drugs, most likely gamma hydroxybutyrate acid, (GHB), a "date rape" drug. The affidavit says that inside Covington's

Prostitute's body possibly stored in truck in winter  -  Mar 7, 2008
Calgary Herald,..."At least one possibility toxicology put forward was cocaine might have been a factor in (Quinney's) death," Dowling said, adding that GHB is present in all

Students get high in school labs  -  Mar 6, 2008
Daily News & Analysis,The use of GHB and amphetamine has increased almost three-fold in the Capital since the board exams began. That's because drugs like GHB (gamma

Lecturer addresses drugs, rape  -  Mar 6, 2008
Red and Black,Gourdine said the three main date rape drugs typically used are Rohypnol, GHB and Ketamine. He said Rohypnol, or "roofies," takes effect 15 to 20 minutes

Going greek: Date rape: An issue that must be taken seriously  -  Mar 12, 2008
Daily - University of Washington,These are drugs like Gamma hydroxy butrate (GHB), Flunitrazepam, Temazepam, Midazolam and Ketamine. They sound like chemicals youâ€™d find in a mad

How To Get Justin Timberlake Naked: A Bedtime Story By Madonna  -  Mar 11, 2008
Defamer Australia,And even though the injections in question didn't contain GHB or roofies, they did have this desirable effect on Timberlake: "I don't know what you say to

Dolores Park drunkard makes fools of  -  Mar 11, 2008
San Francisco Bay Guardian,They thought you were hilarious. Thanks random drunk kid. You make blogginâ€™ easy! Ed note: Er, I'd chalk this one up to another OD of GHB, ol' chap.

'It was a drug smorgasbord' Routine motor vehicle stop leads to ...  -  Mar 2, 2008
Hudson Reporter,..."They found one liter bottle and a half gallon filled with liquid gama hydroxy butyrate, also known as GHB, which is also known as the 'date rape' drug.

96 arrested in west-end drug sweep  -  Mar 11, 2008
CBC Toronto,Investigators say they seized cocaine and crack cocaine, marijuana, hashish, ecstasy, ketamine, GHB, LSD and magic mushrooms.

Penetang man caught in Toronto drug bust  -  Mar 11, 2008
The Barrie Examiner,Other illicit drugs seized included Special K (ketamine, a veterinary anesthetic), ecstasy, GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate, also known as the "date-rape drug"),

Drug charges for 2 in N. Bergen  -  Feb 26, 2008
The Jersey Journal - NJ.com,...and Antonietta Carozza, 36, of Yonkers, NY, are each charged on 11 drug counts, including possession with intent to distribute GHB, a date-rape drug,

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