GHB-related emergency department (ED) presentations and hospitalisations in NSW increased substantially in the last decade, with young women ...

“Over the past year, I’ve taken G and had sex at parties about once a month,” says Bill*, who is in his mid-30s. “A friend told me about it and, like both straight and gay people, we had experimented ...

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Overdoses related to the deadly 'don't wake up' drug have skyrocketed among Australians in recent years as some fear financial pressures may be pushing young people towards hard substances. Gamma ...

A spike in GHB-related call-outs has experts worried as young Australians turn away from expensive alcohol amid the cost-of-living crisis. In conjunction with Turning Point, a report from Monash ...

A drug normally used as an industrial cleaner for removing graffiti is playing a major role in the emergence of a “chemsex” scene in Dublin, according to a new study. GHB, which is also used to polish ...

One in three adult women across the EU have experienced sexual or physical assault, according to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. This includes what is known as drug-facilitated ...

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It's something that has happened to around one in 10 women and one in 20 men. But detecting if your drink has been spiked could soon be as simple as dabbing some of it onto your arm. Scientists from ...