Cosmetic drug or a new danger?

June 4, 2011

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Together with an increase in the scope of the fight against drug addiction and expanding its arsenal causing agents. At the time when UN rejects the legalization of drugs , Nail polish remover, contained in a cotton pad, becomes the object of searching for drug addicts and quite legally distributed in stores in Europe.

European youth has recently become used as drug   nail polish remover, which is applied to cotton pads. GBL (gamma-butyrolactone)   - Hazardous substance detected in the cosmetic product - is an irritant to the mucous and quickly gets into the brain. Thrill seekers in nightclubs GBL is added directly into the drink, squeezing the narcotic substance of cotton discs. The subsequent effect similar to the action of ecstasy manifested rapidly.

Overdose GBL , Much quicker than in the use of heroin, causing the typical symptoms of poisoning by excessive amounts of drugs. Dizziness, vomiting, loss of consciousness - typical signs of overdose of this drug, as well as any "stupefying" means.

A mixture of GBL with alcohol and other drugs can cause whom and death . Danger regular admission GBL is that the person is formed physical and psychological dependence, coupled with the irreversible changes in the central nervous system.

Only after several people died in 2009 from the use of this drug, GBL It was recognized as a dangerous substance. From the cotton discs for nail care GBL was removed, but the sale is still possible to meet the former drives the sample.