In what seems like an age ago I was asked to speak about Chemsex  at the EuSEM conference in Prague. It was a (somewhat scary) privilege to talk to the crowd about Chemsex and in particular the drugs that are a key component of the scene. Some of the drugs will be very familiar to the […]

On Sunday, March 16, Charlie Denihan was found dead in his Manhattan apartment from an apparent drug overdose. The heir to the Denihan Hospitality Group was just 28 years old. Officials found several illegal drugs at the scene that are believed to have caused Denihan’s death: methamphetamine, cocaine, and GHB. The recent spike in GHB’s […]

GHB (gamma hydroxybutyric acid) was developed in the early 1960s as a human anaesthetic but was discontinued due to unwanted side effects. It is a naturally occurring component of human cells. GHB is used most commonly in the form of a chemical salt (Na-GHB or K-GHB), which is taken recreationally as a depressant with effects […]