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4-butyrolactone and Chemical Dependence

4-butyrolactone has been researched along with Chemical Dependence in 43 studies

Research

Studies (43)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's1 (2.33)18.2507
2000's23 (53.49)29.6817
2010's19 (44.19)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Chevillard, L; Dargan, P; Dines, AM; Eyer, F; Galicia, M; Giraudon, I; Heyerdahl, F; Homar, C; Hovda, KE; Jürgens, G; Kabata, PM; Lee, C; Liakoni, E; Liechti, M; Markey, G; Mégarbane, B; Miró, Ò; Moughty, A; O'Connor, N; O'Donohoe, P; Paasma, R; Pedersen, CB; Persett, PS; Põld, K; Puiguriguer, J; Rabe, C; Sein Anand, J; Vallersnes, OM; Waring, WS; Wood, DM; Yates, C1
Kliner, M; Tomkins, A; Vivancos, R; Ward, C1
Desai, M; Edmundson, C; Glass, R; Heinsbroek, E; Hope, V; Mohammed, H; White, M1
Gafos, M; Maxwell, S; Shahmanesh, M1
Free, C; Hickson, F; Kohli, M; Reid, D; Weatherburn, P1
Beck, R; Matanović, SM; Zibar, L1
Dargan, PI; Dines, AM; Galicia, M; Giraudon, I; Heyerdahl, F; Hovda, KE; Miró, Ò; Wood, DM; Yates, C1
Brunt, TM; van Amsterdam, JG; van den Brink, W1
Lundahl, MK; Norbergh, KG; Olovsson, KJ; Rönngren, Y1
Claridge, H; Corazza, O; Corkery, JM; Elliott, S; Goodair, C; Loi, B; Schifano, F1
Beurmanjer, H; Dijkstra, BA; Kamal, RM; Schellekens, A; van Noorden, MS; Wannet, W1
Kröner, L; Lenz, D; Rothschild, MA1
Brown, PR; Gibson, KM; Goodwin, AK; Jakobs, C; Jansen, EE; Weerts, EM1
Dittrich, K; Hefele, B; Naumann, N; Rascher, W; Trollmann, R1
Arditti, J; Glaizal, M; Hayek-Lanthois, M; Spadari, M; Tichadou, L1
Duketis, E; Holtmann, M; Maier, J; Poustka, F; Radeloff, D; Schirman, S; Wagner, A; Wöckel, L; Zepf, FD1
Button, J; Dargan, PI; Davies, S; George, S; Holt, DW; Ramsey, J; Wood, DM1
Bell, J; Collins, R1
Bai, X; France, CP; Gerak, LR1
Blayac, JP; Boulenger, JP; Capdevielle, D; Deddouche, C; Eiden, C; Peyrière, H1
Bramness, JG; Haugland, S1
Hakimi, R1
Boyd, JJ; Kuisma, MJ; Randell, TT1
Dematteis, M; Mallaret, M; Pennel, L1
Kołodziej, M; Krajewska, A; Kwiecień-Obara, E; Majewska, M; Szponar, J1
Cuddy, ML1
Palmer, RB1
Nelson, LS; Tarabar, AF1
Pfeifer, HR; Stohler, R1
Couper, FJ; Logan, BK1
Gibson, KM; Snead, OC1
Brown, PR; Froestl, W; Gibson, KM; Goodwin, AK; Griffiths, RR; Jakobs, C; Weerts, EM1
Coop, A; Koek, W; Mercer, SL1
Maher, TJ; Towiwat, P; Unchern, S; Werawattanachai, N1
Ashraf, T; Clarke, S; Dargan, PI; Greene, SL; Holt, DW; Ramsey, J; Shather, Z; Trivedy, C; Warren-Gash, C; Wood, DM1
Greter, J; Knudsen, K; Verdicchio, M1
Quang, LS; Shannon, M1
Gensert, K1
Goss, J1
Berkowicz, A; Druid, H; Eklund, A; Eriksson, A; Hallgren, N; Persson, SA1
Rosenkranz, HS1
Andersen, MB; Netterstrøm, B1

Reviews

17 review(s) available for 4-butyrolactone and Chemical Dependence

ArticleYear
Sexualised drug use in the United Kingdom (UK): A review of the literature.
    The International journal on drug policy, 2018, Volume: 55

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Methamphetamine; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Sodium Oxybate; Substance-Related Disorders; United Kingdom; Unsafe Sex

2018
Chemsex behaviours among men who have sex with men: A systematic review of the literature.
    The International journal on drug policy, 2019, Volume: 63

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Cocaine; HIV Infections; Homosexuality, Male; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Ketamine; Male; Methamphetamine; Prevalence; Risk-Taking; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Substance-Related Disorders; Unsafe Sex

2019
GHB, GBL and 1,4-BD addiction.
    Current pharmaceutical design, 2014, Volume: 20, Issue:25

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Animals; Butylene Glycols; Humans; Hydroxybutyrates; Substance-Related Disorders

2014
Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), gamma butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BD; BDO): A literature review with a focus on UK fatalities related to non-medical use.
    Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, 2015, Volume: 53

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Butylene Glycols; Female; Humans; Male; Sodium Oxybate; Substance-Related Disorders; United Kingdom

2015
Pharmacological Treatment in γ-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and γ-Butyrolactone (GBL) Dependence: Detoxification and Relapse Prevention.
    CNS drugs, 2017, Volume: 31, Issue:1

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Animals; Humans; Inactivation, Metabolic; Secondary Prevention; Sodium Oxybate; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; Substance-Related Disorders

2017
[Withdrawal syndrome after abuse of GHB (Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate) and its physiological precursors - its relevance for child and adolescent psychiatrists].
    Zeitschrift fur Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie, 2009, Volume: 37, Issue:5

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Acute Disease; Adolescent; Anesthetics, Intravenous; Antipsychotic Agents; Benzodiazepines; Butylene Glycols; Child; Critical Care; Delusions; Diagnosis, Differential; Drug Interactions; Humans; Psychoses, Substance-Induced; Sodium Oxybate; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; Substance-Related Disorders

2009
[Abuse of γ-hydroxybutyrate].
    Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke, 2011, Nov-01, Volume: 131, Issue:21

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Citric Acid Cycle; Drug Overdose; Europe; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Norway; Sodium Oxybate; Solvents; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; Substance-Related Disorders

2011
[Current knowledge on gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and 1 ,4-butanediol (1,4-BD)].
    La Revue du praticien, 2012, Volume: 62, Issue:5

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Butylene Glycols; Humans; Hydroxybutyrates; Illicit Drugs; Knowledge; Models, Biological; Substance-Related Disorders

2012
[Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and its lactone (GBL) as psychoactive substances].
    Przeglad lekarski, 2012, Volume: 69, Issue:8

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Acidosis; Amnesia, Retrograde; Drug Overdose; Euphoria; Humans; Sodium Oxybate; Solvents; Substance Abuse Detection; Substance-Related Disorders

2012
Common drugs of abuse--Part II.
    The Journal of practical nursing, 2004,Spring, Volume: 54, Issue:1

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Catha; Designer Drugs; Dibenzothiazepines; Diterpenes; Diterpenes, Clerodane; DOM 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-Methylamphetamine; Drug and Narcotic Control; Flunitrazepam; Hallucinogens; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Ketamine; Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; Methamphetamine; Motivation; N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine; Phencyclidine; Phenylpropanolamine; Piperazines; Psilocybin; Quetiapine Fumarate; Sodium Oxybate; Substance-Related Disorders; United States

2004
Gamma-butyrolactone and 1,4-butanediol: abused analogues of gamma-hydroxybutyrate.
    Toxicological reviews, 2004, Volume: 23, Issue:1

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Body Temperature Regulation; Butylene Glycols; GABA Modulators; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Seizures; Sodium Oxybate; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; Substance-Related Disorders

2004
The gamma-hydroxybutyrate withdrawal syndrome.
    Toxicological reviews, 2004, Volume: 23, Issue:1

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Humans; Sodium Oxybate; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; Substance-Related Disorders

2004
[Is GHB use in Switzerland on the rise?].
    Praxis, 2004, Jul-28, Volume: 93, Issue:31-32

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adjuvants, Anesthesia; Administration, Oral; Anesthetics, Intravenous; Brain; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Sodium Oxybate; Solvents; Substance-Related Disorders; Switzerland; Time Factors

2004
Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid.
    The New England journal of medicine, 2005, Jun-30, Volume: 352, Issue:26

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Animals; Butylene Glycols; Humans; Hydroxybutyrates; Receptors, Cell Surface; Receptors, Dopamine; Receptors, GABA; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; Substance-Related Disorders

2005
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate, gamma-butyrolactone, and 1,4-butanediol: a case report and review of the literature.
    Pediatric emergency care, 2000, Volume: 16, Issue:6

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adjuvants, Anesthesia; Adolescent; Butylene Glycols; Emergency Medical Services; Female; Humans; Lorazepam; Seizures; Sodium Oxybate; Structure-Activity Relationship; Substance-Related Disorders; Treatment Outcome

2000
[GHB--dangerous, addictive and uncontrollable "party drug"].
    Lakartidningen, 2001, Sep-19, Volume: 98, Issue:38

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Accidents, Traffic; Adult; Butylene Glycols; Drug and Narcotic Control; Fatal Outcome; Forensic Medicine; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Sodium Oxybate; Substance-Related Disorders

2001
Computational toxicology and the generation of mechanistic hypotheses: gamma-butyrolactone.
    SAR and QSAR in environmental research, 2001, Volume: 12, Issue:5

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Animals; Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6; Forecasting; Humans; Isoenzymes; Models, Chemical; Rodentia; Salmonella; Solvents; Structure-Activity Relationship; Substance-Related Disorders; Toxicity Tests

2001

Other Studies

26 other study(ies) available for 4-butyrolactone and Chemical Dependence

ArticleYear
Intoxication by gamma hydroxybutyrate and related analogues: Clinical characteristics and comparison between pure intoxication and that combined with other substances of abuse.
    Toxicology letters, 2017, Aug-05, Volume: 277

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adult; Akathisia, Drug-Induced; Consciousness; Drug Interactions; Drug Overdose; Emergency Service, Hospital; Europe; Female; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Intubation, Intratracheal; Male; Motor Activity; Prospective Studies; Respiration, Artificial; Severity of Illness Index; Sodium Oxybate; Substance-Related Disorders; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

2017
How can those engaging in chemsex best be supported? An online survey to gain intelligence in Greater Manchester.
    International journal of STD & AIDS, 2018, Volume: 29, Issue:2

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adult; Coinfection; Harm Reduction; Hepatitis C; HIV Infections; Homosexuality, Male; Humans; Internet; London; Male; Methamphetamine; Middle Aged; Risk-Taking; Sexual Behavior; Sexual Partners; Sodium Oxybate; Substance-Related Disorders; Surveys and Questionnaires; Unsafe Sex; Young Adult

2018
Cross-sectional analysis of chemsex drug use and gonorrhoea diagnosis among men who have sex with men in the UK.
    Sexual health, 2019, Volume: 16, Issue:5

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Gonorrhea; Homosexuality, Male; Humans; Hydroxybutyrates; Illicit Drugs; Male; Methamphetamine; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; Substance-Related Disorders; United Kingdom; Young Adult

2019
Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, gamma-butyrolactone, and 1,4-butanediol addiction: a serious health threat.
    Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, 2019, Jun-01, Volume: 70, Issue:2

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Butylene Glycols; Female; Humans; Hydroxybutyrates; Male; Middle Aged; Solvents; Substance-Related Disorders

2019
Clinical relevance of ethanol coingestion in patients with GHB/GBL intoxication.
    Toxicology letters, 2019, Oct-10, Volume: 314

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adult; Aggression; Alcohol Drinking; Consciousness; Consciousness Disorders; Emergency Service, Hospital; Ethanol; Europe; Female; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Intensive Care Units; Length of Stay; Male; Patient Admission; Registries; Risk Factors; Sodium Oxybate; Substance-Related Disorders; Time Factors; Young Adult

2019
Nurse's perspectives on care provided for patients with gamma-hydroxybutyric acid and gamma-butyrolactone abuse.
    Journal of clinical nursing, 2014, Volume: 23, Issue:17-18

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adult; Female; Hospital Units; Humans; Hydroxybutyrates; Inpatients; Interviews as Topic; Male; Middle Aged; Practice Patterns, Nurses'; Psychiatric Nursing; Scandinavian and Nordic Countries; Substance-Related Disorders

2014
Intoxications due to ingestion of gamma-butyrolactone: organ distribution of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid and gamma-butyrolactone.
    Therapeutic drug monitoring, 2008, Volume: 30, Issue:6

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adult; Brain; Female; Humans; Hydroxybutyrates; Male; Muscle, Skeletal; Substance-Related Disorders; Tissue Distribution

2008
Behavioral effects and pharmacokinetics of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) precursors gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BD) in baboons.
    Psychopharmacology, 2009, Volume: 204, Issue:3

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Animals; Area Under Curve; Behavior, Animal; Butylene Glycols; Conditioning, Operant; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Food; GABA Modulators; Male; Motor Skills; Papio; Prodrugs; Reward; Sodium Oxybate; Substance-Related Disorders

2009
Fast-in, fast-out.
    Lancet (London, England), 2009, Apr-18, Volume: 373, Issue:9672

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adolescent; Emergency Treatment; Europe; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Humans; Male; Prevalence; Substance Abuse Detection; Substance-Related Disorders; Unconsciousness

2009
[A new drug of abuse: Gammabutyrolactone (GBL)].
    Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983), 2009, Volume: 38, Issue:11

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adult; Female; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Male; Substance-Related Disorders; Young Adult

2009
The first reported UK fatality related to gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) ingestion.
    Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2009, Volume: 102, Issue:12

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adult; Fatal Outcome; Humans; Male; Substance-Related Disorders; United Kingdom

2009
Gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) dependence and withdrawal.
    Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2011, Volume: 106, Issue:2

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adult; Ambulatory Care; Baclofen; Delirium; Diazepam; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Male; Muscle Relaxants, Central; Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; Recurrence; Solvents; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; Substance-Related Disorders; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult

2011
The discriminative stimulus effects of midazolam are resistant to modulation by morphine, amphetamine, dizocilpine, and γ-butyrolactone in rhesus monkeys.
    Psychopharmacology, 2011, Volume: 217, Issue:4

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Amphetamine; Animals; Codependency, Psychological; Discrimination, Psychological; Dizocilpine Maleate; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Macaca mulatta; Male; Midazolam; Morphine; Reinforcement, Psychology; Substance-Related Disorders; Time Factors

2011
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome-like reaction precipitated by antipsychotics in a patient with gamma-butyrolactone withdrawal.
    Journal of addiction medicine, 2011, Volume: 5, Issue:4

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adult; Antipsychotic Agents; Clonazepam; Diagnosis, Differential; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Hallucinations; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Injections, Intramuscular; Loxapine; Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome; Psychomotor Agitation; Solvents; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; Substance-Related Disorders

2011
["Harmless" drug from the hardware store].
    MMW Fortschritte der Medizin, 2011, Nov-03, Volume: 153, Issue:44

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Alcoholic Intoxication; Consciousness Disorders; Emergencies; Female; Humans; Music; Social Environment; Solvents; Substance-Related Disorders; Young Adult

2011
Temporal differences in γ-hydroxybutyrate overdoses involving injecting drug users versus recreational drug users in Helsinki: a retrospective study.
    Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine, 2012, Feb-01, Volume: 20

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adult; Drug Overdose; Emergency Medical Services; Female; Finland; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Male; Retrospective Studies; Sodium Oxybate; Substance Abuse, Intravenous; Substance-Related Disorders; Urban Population; Young Adult

2012
Addicted to driving under the influence--a GHB/GBL case report.
    Journal of analytical toxicology, 2004, Volume: 28, Issue:6

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Automobile Driving; Behavior; GABA Modulators; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Humans; Immunoenzyme Techniques; Male; Middle Aged; Sodium Oxybate; Substance Abuse Detection; Substance-Related Disorders

2004
Chronic intragastric administration of gamma-butyrolactone produces physical dependence in baboons.
    Psychopharmacology, 2006, Volume: 189, Issue:1

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Catheters, Indwelling; Conditioning, Operant; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Flumazenil; Food; GABA Antagonists; GABA-A Receptor Antagonists; GABA-B Receptor Antagonists; Male; Motor Skills; Muscle Relaxation; Organophosphorus Compounds; Papio anubis; Receptors, GABA-A; Receptors, GABA-B; Sleep; Sodium Oxybate; Substance Withdrawal Syndrome; Substance-Related Disorders; Time Factors

2006
Cataleptic effects of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), its precursor gamma-butyrolactone (GBL), and GABAB receptor agonists in mice: differential antagonism by the GABAB receptor antagonist CGP35348.
    Psychopharmacology, 2007, Volume: 192, Issue:3

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Animals; Baclofen; Catalepsy; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; GABA Agonists; GABA Antagonists; GABA-B Receptor Agonists; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Narcolepsy; Organophosphorus Compounds; Receptors, GABA-B; Sodium Oxybate; Substance-Related Disorders

2007
Neuropharmacological profile of tetrahydrofuran in mice.
    Life sciences, 2007, Apr-10, Volume: 80, Issue:18

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Butylene Glycols; Furans; Hydroxybutyrates; Hypnotics and Sedatives; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred ICR; Motor Activity; Receptors, GABA; Substance-Related Disorders

2007
WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence.
    World Health Organization technical report series, 2006, Issue:942

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Advisory Committees; Azabicyclo Compounds; Buprenorphine; Butorphanol; Catha; Dronabinol; Drug and Narcotic Control; Drug Evaluation; Health Services Accessibility; Humans; Hydroxybutyrates; Ketamine; Piperazines; Psychotropic Drugs; Substance-Related Disorders; Thebaine; Tramadol; World Health Organization

2006
Medical and legal confusion surrounding gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and its precursors gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4-butanediol (1,4BD).
    QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians, 2008, Volume: 101, Issue:1

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adult; Aged; Butylene Glycols; Emergency Medical Services; Female; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Sodium Oxybate; Substance-Related Disorders

2008
High mortality rates among GHB abusers in Western Sweden.
    Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.), 2008, Volume: 46, Issue:3

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adolescent; Adult; Anesthetics, Intravenous; Butylene Glycols; Cause of Death; Female; Forensic Medicine; Humans; Illicit Drugs; Male; Police; Sodium Oxybate; Substance Abuse Detection; Substance-Related Disorders; Sweden

2008
More on gamma-butyrolactone (GBL/GHB) toxicity.
    Journal of emergency nursing, 2001, Volume: 27, Issue:1

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Dietary Supplements; GABA Modulators; Humans; Substance-Related Disorders

2001
Designer drugs. Assess & manage patients intoxicated with ecstasy, GHB or rohypnol--the three most commonly abused designer drugs.
    JEMS : a journal of emergency medical services, 2001, Volume: 26, Issue:6

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Designer Drugs; Education, Continuing; Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Treatment; Flunitrazepam; Humans; N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine; Physical Examination; Substance-Related Disorders; United States

2001
[Unconsciousness after ingestion of nail varnish].
    Ugeskrift for laeger, 1992, Oct-26, Volume: 154, Issue:44

    Topics: 4-Butyrolactone; Adult; Bradycardia; Cosmetics; Humans; Male; Paint; Substance-Related Disorders; Unconsciousness

1992