GHB Spiked Drink Drug Test Strip

Product Information

• Product Code: GHB-8S154-50
• Quantity: 50 Tests / Kit
• Sample: Beverages
• Format: Strip
• Time-to-Result: 10 minutes
• Storage Condition: 36-86°F/2-30°C
• Test Principle: Colorimetric Analysis

Contents

• GHB Test Strips
• Product Insert

The Rapid Response™ GHB Test Strip (Urine) can detect the presence of GHB in human urine or beverage at concentrations from 10 µg/mL to 50 µg/mL. 

Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) is a colorless, odorless chemical and has become one of the most dangerous illicit drugs today. It has become known as one of the drug used for drug-facilitated sexual assault colloquially known as “date rape” drugs and there is an increasing trend that GHB is being used as a recreational drug.

Parameter	Calibrator	Cut-off (μg/mL)
GHB	Gamma-hydroxybutyric acid	10

 

AB-1524 Postsecondary education: on-campus access to drug testing devices. 

AB 1524 requires the California State University and community college districts to stock drug testing devices, available and accessible, free-of-charge, in the health center located on each campus and post a notice on these requirements in a prominent and conspicuous location, as specified. The bill encourages the University of California, independent institutions of higher education, and private post-secondary educational institutions to implement these provisions. The bill imposes a state-mandated local program. 

(1) “Controlled substances” includes, but is not limited to, flunitrazepam, ketamine, and gamma hydroxybutyric acid, which is also known by other names, including, but not limited to, GHB, gamma hydroxyl butyrate, 4-hydroxybutyrate, 4-hydroxybutanoic acid, sodium oxybate, and sodium oxybutyrate.

(2) “Drug testing devices” means test strips, stickers, straws, and other devices designed to detect the presence of controlled substances in a drink.

View AB 1524 Bill

AB-1013 On-sale general public premises: drug testing devices.

Type 48 license holders are required to offer for sale to their customers drug testing devices, for detecting controlled substances in a drink (used to "spike" drinks, referred as "date rape" drugs or "roofies"), at a cost not to exceed a reasonable amount based on the wholesale cost of those devices. The bill will require a licensee to post a related notice containing specified language in a prominent and conspicuous location. 

(b) An applicant for a new permanent on-sale general public premises (Type 48) license or the holder of an existing Type 48 license shall offer for sale to their customers drug testing devices at a cost not to exceed a reasonable amount based on the wholesale cost of those devices.

(c) A licensee subject to subdivision (b) shall post the following notice in a prominent and conspicuous location:
“Don’t get roofied! Drink spiking drug test kits available here. Ask a staff member for details.”

View AB 1013 bill

γ-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB)

γ-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) is an endogenous metabolite in the brain and peripheral organs. It has many characteristics of a neurotransmitter and has been studied for potential therapeutic use in the treatment of narcolepsy, drug addiction, and symptoms of withdrawal and to induce anesthesia. However, GHB also is widely abused. At higher doses, GHB produces sedation and a trance-like state with loss of memory. Because it has little smell or taste, it can be ingested un-knowingly.

This combination of properties has made GHB a drug used for drug-facilitated sexual assault, often administered to victims in beverages [1,2].

References

1.         Bravo D T, Harris D O, Parsons S M. Reliable, Sensitive, Rapid and Quantitative Enzyme-Based Assay for Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid(GHB)[J].Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2004, 49(2):379-387.

2.        Ureda N, Ruan W, French D, et al. Lack of gamma-hydroxybutyrate prevalence among an urban emergency department population[J]. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2010, 34(2):110-111.

Disclaimers

• For beverage drug testing use only. Not an IVD. 
• This test is NOT intended to determine the purity, composition, or if the liquid being examined is safe to use.  A positive or negative test result is NOT a guarantee that the liquid being tested is safe or unsafe to use.  Any tested liquid is consumed or used at the consumer’s own risk. 
• Rapid Response™ GHB Spiked Drink Drug Test Strip provides information to consumers but does not eliminate risks. Users of Rapid Response™ GHB Spiked Drink Drug Test Strip accept responsibility for any consequences, including injury or death, that may occur after consuming a tested liquid. 
• Many factors come into play when testing a liquid, including but not limited to mixture of multiple substances, solubility, and pH of the sample. 
• Technical or procedural errors, as well as other substances, and factors may affect the accuracy of the Rapid Response™ GHB Spiked Drink Drug Test Strip and can cause false results. 
• A positive result indicates the presence of GHB only and does not indicate quantity or concentration. 
• A negative result does not rule out the presence of GHB or any other potentially harmful substances.