Has GBL replaced GHB in recreational settings?
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Has GBL replaced GHB in recreational settings?
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Gamma-hydroxybutyrate abuse: pharmacology and poisoning and withdrawal management.Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2020 Mar 1;71(1):19-26. doi: 10.2478/aiht-2020-71-3314. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2020. PMID: 32597141 Free PMC article. Review.
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