G’D UP 24/7: The GHB Addiction Guide

GHB Addiction for the Medical, Corrections & Law Enforcement Professionals

Published by Law Tech Publishing

The book "G'd Up 24/7: The GHB Addiction Guide" is dedicated to the more than 2,000 GHB addicts who have come forward seeking help from this devastating drug of addiction. Some made it and some did not. It was a long time coming, but I'm very proud that we finally were able to get it written and published. Treatment centers and ERs are still, for the most part, unaware of its severe and prolonged withdrawal syndrome. Most drug detoxes are thought of as 3-5 days, but this syndrome is 10-14 days and potentially life endangering. We have put together the best possible information from doctors on how to treat it. Several publications have given us permission to use articles already done. There are chapters to help family and friends comprehend what these folks are going through and how they can help. There is a chapter specifically for the person addicted to GHB. Plus, we have even included poetry and comments "in their own words" to describe how they fell into this mess and their efforts to get out. We hope that it will make a difference and truly save lives of the many more GHB addicts that are out there. It's a tough battle but it can be won.

Foreword by Josh Mankiewicz, Dateline NBC

Introduction & Dedication by Trinka Porrata

Part I: Background & General GHB Information

Chapter 1: Invisible: The Story Behind GHB

By Trinka Porrata

Chapter 2: GHB and its Analogs: Legislation, Background, Names and Product Lists

By Trinka Porrata

Chapter 3: GHB Basics For Practitioners: A Quick Reference Guide

By Deborah L. Zvosec Ph.D. and Stephen W. Smith, M.D., Minnesota

Part II: GHB Addiction in the News

Chapter 4: GHB: Natural Born Killer Stalks Sports

New York Daily News by Luke Cyphers

Chapter 5: In The Grip of GHB

Los Angeles Times by Linda Marsa

Chapter 6: Expert Helps Man Get Free of Intoxicating, Growth-Enhancing,

Internet-info Drug

Huntsville Times by Wendy Reeves

Chapter 7: Users of The Highly Addictive Drug GHB Can Suffer From Life-Threatening

Withdrawal Symptoms That Can Last As Long As Two Weeks

Dallas Star-Telegram by Tanya Eiserer

Chapter 8: R.I.P.ped: Even Former Mr. America Mike Scarcella Wasn’t Strong Enough

to Beat the Horrors of GHB Addiction

Dallas Observer by Mark Donald

Chapter 9: Cops & Firemen on G & at Risk

By Trinka Porrata

Part III: GHB Treatment

Chapter 10: GHB Addiction and Withdrawal: A Quick Reference Guide

for Practitioners

By Deborah L. Zvosec Ph.D. and Stephen W. Smith, M.D., Minnesota

Chapter 11: Withdrawal—Central Nervous System Depressants, Including GHB

MEDICAL TOXICOLOGY, 3rd Ed., with permission of Lippincott Williams & Williams, by Ilene B. Anderson and Jo Ellen Dyer

Chapter 12: GHB Withdrawal and Inpatient Detoxification

by Dr Karen Miotto, Noosha Niv, & Brett Roth, M.D.

Chapter 13: Pentobarbital for Severe Gamma-Butyrolactone Withdrawal

Annals of Emergency Medicine, by Marco LA. Sivilotti, Michael J. Burns, Cynthia K. Aaron, MD & Michael J. Greenberg

Chapter 14: Outpatient Treatment for Gamma-Hydroxy-Butyrate Dependence

by Janice Stalcup, Brian Wylie & S. Alex Stalcup

Chapter 15: Treatment Center & ER Alert: Key Issues

By Trinka Porrata

Chapter 16: Correction Connection: GHB Withdrawal While In-Custody

By Trinka Porrata

For Families

Chapter 17: A Primer For Families

By Trinka Porrata

Chapter 18: Honeymoon Hell

By Trinka Porrata

Chapter 19: Hey Moms & Dads

By Christopher

For Addicts

Chapter 20: A Primer For Addicts

By Trinka Porrata

About Some Of Those Lost To G

Chapter 21: Overview of the deaths……and suicides

By Trinka Porrata

Chapter 22: Ben Croman

By Trinka Porrata

Chapter 23: Scarcella.doc

By Trinka Porrata

Chapter 24: Christopher Scott Floyd

Chapter 25: Ghb Addiction & Death Spare No Economic Class

By Trinka Porrata

In Their Own Words

Chapter 26: Poetic G

Chapter 27: Andrew Pope

By Linda Marsa

Chapter 28: Justin Rys

By Linda Marsa

Chapter 29: Tears

By Mick Hart

Chapter 30: To Whom It May Concern

Chapter 31: From A Survivor

Chapter 32: Messages From The G Side of Life