Posted by willyee on February 17, 2007, at 20:01:00
In reply to Re: Xyrem/GHB fao Quintal and Willyee, posted by ronaldo on February 17, 2007, at 16:57:26
> Quintal and Willyee,
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> Point taken. It is however illegal and thus unobtainable by conventional means. Casting my mind back I did read a favourable article on GBH
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> http://www.biopsychiatry.com/ghb/authentic.html
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> If this drug has potential for patient welfare why is it banned? And why is it not unbanned?
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> ronaldoA natural substance has a legal procedure to follow before it is removed from shevles,HOWEVER if it is presented as a clear immediate danger,then that is a loop hole to yank it with no objection.
The date rape hysteria did just that,now while i dont downplay any incidents where it was a culprit,i DO HOWEVER take dismay at how fast the public is to follow suit on media hype.The average person doesent even know what GHB is until you say the DATE RAPE DRUG,then you get the OOOHH OKKK NOW I KNOW.Also the numbers of its involvment in actual date rapes compared to those of simple acholol are laughable by comparison.
One could argue this was done to make the substance unobtainable unless through expensive prescription means.
Consider this,legaly GHB was obtainable on pennies on the doller from various stores,as a prescription drug its cost skyrockted to,i believe and im not sure here,but close to 500 bucks with no insurance.Knowing myself the simple ingredients of it,thats a hell of a mark up.
That well and said,to be fair,on the flip side of the coin it is also EXTREMLY EXTREMLY EXTREMLY dose dependant,meaning a 2mg dose could be just enough,and unless your carefully raising it,i.e 2.5,2.8 with the aid of a scale,a simple mg raise of say 2.5 - 2.8 could be the differance of a person getting very sick.So its not something that should be on GNC shelf for little tommy and his friends to buy.
Its a delicate matter,but one thing for sure is i dont believe it should be demonized as it is,and i do believe it should be held in some manner for a option as many many people have used it saftly for decades for sleep and anxiety depression etc,and now that its gone have turned to alcholol and very impure means of obtaining ghb analouges which are first unsafe,and second hold a extremly high criminal penality.
FYI: The day a huge bust OPERATION WEBSLINGER where ghb suppliers went from the slap on the wrist to 10 plus years in prison happened to be the exact day before xyrems arrival.
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