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===Interactions===

Although safe by itself, GHB may be dangerous when combined with other depressants such as [[Alcohol]], [[~~Benzodiazapines~~]] and [[~~Opoiods~~]]. A review of the details of 194 deaths attributed to or related to GHB over a ten-year period found that most were from respiratory depression caused by interaction with alcohol or other drugs.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20071203005230/http://www.aafs.org/pdf/Seattleabstracts06.pdf</ref> In humans, GHB has been shown to inhibit the elimination rate of alcohol. This may explain the respiratory arrest that has been reported after ingestion of both drugs.<ref>The role of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid in the treatment of alcoholism: from animal to clinical studies | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10075397</ref>

Although safe by itself, GHB may be dangerous when combined with other depressants such as [[Alcohol]], [[Benzodiazepines]] and [[Opioids]]. A review of the details of 194 deaths attributed to or related to GHB over a ten-year period found that most were from respiratory depression caused by interaction with alcohol or other drugs.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20071203005230/http://www.aafs.org/pdf/Seattleabstracts06.pdf</ref> In humans, GHB has been shown to inhibit the elimination rate of alcohol. This may explain the respiratory arrest that has been reported after ingestion of both drugs.<ref>The role of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid in the treatment of alcoholism: from animal to clinical studies | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10075397</ref>

==Legal issues==

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 ===Interactions===
-Although safe by itself, GHB may be dangerous when combined with other depressants such as [[Alcohol]], [[Benzodiazapines]] and [[Opoiods]]. A review of the details of 194 deaths attributed to or related to GHB over a ten-year period found that most were from respiratory depression caused by interaction with alcohol or other drugs.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20071203005230/http://www.aafs.org/pdf/Seattleabstracts06.pdf</ref> In humans, GHB has been shown to inhibit the elimination rate of alcohol. This may explain the respiratory arrest that has been reported after ingestion of both drugs.<ref>The role of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid in the treatment of alcoholism: from animal to clinical studies | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10075397</ref>
+Although safe by itself, GHB may be dangerous when combined with other depressants such as [[Alcohol]], [[Benzodiazepines]] and [[Opioids]]. A review of the details of 194 deaths attributed to or related to GHB over a ten-year period found that most were from respiratory depression caused by interaction with alcohol or other drugs.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20071203005230/http://www.aafs.org/pdf/Seattleabstracts06.pdf</ref> In humans, GHB has been shown to inhibit the elimination rate of alcohol. This may explain the respiratory arrest that has been reported after ingestion of both drugs.<ref>The role of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid in the treatment of alcoholism: from animal to clinical studies | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10075397</ref>
 ==Legal issues==