Addiction - Alcohol Abuse and G

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Just thought I'd make a post regarding the use of G in the context of a person who has alcohol abuse issues.

There are documents online and experience reports of some individuals which state that G use is unlikely to result in psychological addiction or compulsive usage; IE it is not a 'moreish' substance.

If you are a person who has alcohol abuse issues (for instance, you find it hard to rufuse alcohol, you drink alone or once you begin drinking you find it hard to stop) I strongly recommend against *any* use of GHB or its analogues.

Due to the similarity between alcohol and the G experience it would seem that certain individuals find it much harder to discontinue use of G, much as they would with alcohol. If you are such a person you run a *much* higher risk of succumbing to G addiction than the average person.

As such it would seem wise that individuals in this situation avoid G.

To give an example, AFOAF began using GBL because he wanted an alternative to alcohol, because he had alcohol abuse issues. He developed WD symptoms within days, but continued using because he did not attribute those symptoms to the GBL (certain online documents claimed it was non-addictive, it seems). He was addicted to GBL for 4 months after that, and once he was clean (he suffered the worst case of WD's from any substance that the hospital staff had ever seen, he tells me; apparently there were stages where they told his family he could be dead in hours, or that he might be permanently brain-dead) his alcohol abuse issues were *much* worse (due to PAWS); up to the point that a psychiatrist told him he could expect alcohol WD's were he to stop drinking.

Luckily this acquaintace is okay now, but his story should serve as a warning to anyone with alcohol abuse issues who is considering using G in any context.