Treatment of gamma-hydroxybutyrate withdrawal
Strand, N.A.W.; Petersen, T.S.; Nielsen, L.M.; Boegevig, S.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 179(50)
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 1603-6824 PMID: 29260701 Document Number: 692332
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is a drug of abuse, for which physical addiction develops quickly. GHB withdrawal can develop into a life-threatening condition and has previously been treated mainly with benzodiazepines. These have not always proven effective, leading to long hospitalizations in intensive care units. Based on successful Dutch treatment results for using GHB to treat GHB withdrawal symptoms, we propose to implement a similar method in Denmark. The method requires an interdisciplinary effort for which The Danish Poison Information Centre should be consulted for expertise.