GHB FAQ: What is that stuff?

GHB FAQ: What is that stuff? What is Blue Nitro / Gamma-G / Renewtrient / Reviverent / GHR / etcetera?
These are all trade names for gamma-butyrolactone (see "What is GBL?"). Their dilution factors differ, and some have flavorings or a smattering of vitamins added, but these and all other "legal GHB substit utes" are essentially the same. Any other claims made by their manufacturers are likely to be pure bunkum. Some have taken to referring to GHB as GHBA, or gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, to dissociate themselves from GHB in the public eye. The distinction is, for all chemical, pharmacological, and legal purposes, nonexistent.

One possible exception is 1,4-Butanediol. It is chemically different but would act almost identically to GBL. I do not know whether anyone is currently selling 1,4-BD this way.

Ideally speaking, Renewtrient, Blue Nitro, Gamma-G, and other GHB substitutes should act just like GHB (see "What is GHB?"). The real situation, however, may be more complicated (see the following page). For a discussion of the widely-publicized adverse reactions, see "What about all the GHB-related deaths?"

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