You just can't take any chances. There are so many crazy people out there. Originally used as a dietary supplement, the clear, odorless liquid is being slipped into drinks of unsuspecting women in bars and parties. The drug can make a victim feel giddy, drunk, and sick before they pass out. Victims frequently have no memory of what happened, and the drug is difficult to trace, often leaving the body within 24 hours.
Police say some men are using the drug to sexually abuse women.
Since 1990, GHB has been linked to at least 58 deaths and more than 5,700 recorded overdoses, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. There have been at least five GHB-related deaths in Michigan. The trial is the nation's first prosecution for a GHB-related death. The Federal Drug Administration in 1990 banned GHB for public sale amid concerns about its use as a dietary supplement. And in 1998, Michigan made possessing the drug a felony.