The little-known history of GHB, from anesthetic to pre-workout to dangerous party drug
the so-called “Grindr serial killer” in London in 2015, who used the drug to incapacitate his victims.Given G’s reputation, you can imagine the shock when one Twitter user came across an image of a discarded plastic vial in a gym bathroom, suggesting a gymgoer had used G before their workout.
Naturally, most folks thought this was crossing a line.went to go check on how bad things are over at threads but instead i came across this gem.
apparently the gays are dosing at equinox ? pic.twitter.com/dzL07WxhdH?? they truly treat that steam room like a bathhouse https://t.co/uvq88EChf2Y’all have no couth whatsoever lmaoooo https://t.co/XMAgb4fbUPBut one user pointed out that, though it’s not a wise decision, using G as a pre-workout drug isn’t unheard of given its little-known history as an alleged muscle-growth enhancer.For those that don’t know, G has its origins in the bodybuilding/fitness world, it is believed to increase the production of certain growth hormones without necessarily needing the onset of REM sleep… https://t.co/W0HqwEQ8jiGHB was first developed in the 1920s, and in the ‘60s, it was marketed as an anesthetic.
It never found wide use in medicine, though, as it caused seizures in patients. In 1990, GHB was reintroduced as a health-food product.
