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News (Media Awareness Project) - US: Laws Toughened For 'Date-Rape' Drug
Title:US: Laws Toughened For 'Date-Rape' Drug
Published On:2000-02-19
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA)
Fetched On:2008-09-05 03:12:23
LAWS TOUGHENED FOR 'DATE-RAPE' DRUG

WASHINGTON - President Clinton signed legislation Friday that toughens
federal laws for possession and distribution of a powerful "date rape" drug.

GHB, or gamma-hydroxybutyrate, has been linked to at least 58 deaths since
1990 and more than 5,700 recorded overdoses, according to the Drug
Enforcement Administration.

A few drops of the colorless, odorless drug are usually slipped into a
drink. A victim can lose consciousness within 20 minutes and often have no
memory of what happened. The drug is difficult to trace.

Under the legislation, GHB would be placed in a category of drugs that are
the most strictly regulated by the federal Controlled Substances Act.
Anyone who possesses, manufactures or distributes GHB could face 20 years
in prison.
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