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2024
Detoxing from G is '100 times worse than alcohol withdrawal', expert warns
Chemsex – using drugs like G to enhance and prolong sex – has become more common in Ireland in recent years.
GHB or GBL is used socially and for the purposes of chemsex
The drug is highly addictive and its potency varies widely
Every year dozens of people seek help to detox from G at the Club Drugs Clinic in Dublin
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'GHB is a killer, I know of eight men who died after taking it'
One-quarter of men who use 'chemsex drugs' don't use them for purposes of sex
'Passing out is very, very common': 55% jump in referrals to G detox clinic amid growing sexual assault fears
'People are replacing it with crystal meth or 2 litres of vodka a day': G detoxification referrals jump by 4,600%
How one drug can make sex euphoric, but also destroy lives