Background Over the past decades gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) has emerged as a
popular drug with high potential of (ab) use due to its euphoric and relaxing effects. An …

Social cognition is a fundamental ability in human everyday lives. Deficits in social
functioning also represent a core aspect of many psychiatric disorders. Yet, despite its …

Background The use of drugs in sexual contexts is receiving closer attention in the media,
public health bodies and communities than ever before. However, research to date is most …

Background Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) use among gay and bisexual men (GBM) has
increased in recent years. It is commonly cited as a sexual-enhancement drug. There is …

A feature of human culture is that we can learn to consume chemical compounds, derived
from natural plants or synthetic fabrication, for their psychoactive effects. These drugs …

Introduction: New psychoactive substances (NPS) pose a public health threat. Many studies
have tried to identify the reasons of NPS use; however, none of them have so far used any …

Background: Misuse of gammahydroxybutrate (GHB) and its prodrugs gammabutyrolactone
(GBL) and 1, 4 butanediol (1, 4-BD) has increased greatly since the early 1990s, particularly …

Performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are represented by several compounds used to
ameliorate the image, the appearance, or an athletic or non-athletic performance. Gamma …

Introduction In recent years, the involvement of GHB in drug facilitated sexual assaults has
been one of the most frequently studied aspects of GHB in both clinical and non-clinical …

Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is a putative neurotransmitter, a drug of abuse, and a
medical treatment for narcolepsy and other neuropsychiatric disorders. Its precursors …