Citation

Wise J. BMJ 2020; 368: m51.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bmj.m51

PMID

31915137

Abstract

The UK government has asked the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) to urgently review the classification and scheduling of γ-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), γ-butyrolactone (GBL), and closely related compounds after the sentencing of a prolific rapist.

Reynhard Sinaga is thought to have used GHB to incapacitate young men before raping or sexually assaulting them in his Manchester flat. The mature student, …

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