Australian Ravers Drowning in GHB
Ambulances are lining up outside of raves in Melbourne. For the first time in Victoria, people attending large dance events are coming close to death – someone is giving them way too much GHB. Gamma-hydroxybutyrate has been famous for some time now, known most posthumously as the date rape drug. It usually comes in a clear, odorless liquid that tastes like sweat and is most commonly used as a last resort for party people in need of some sleep. It has no place at a rave and the 28 people who were hospitalized this month at a single Trance music party in Melbourne are testimony enough.
