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by bserge 1818 days ago
GHB huh, yeah just try Gabapentin, start with 1.2 grams and adjust as needed. The effects take an hour or so to start showing, but they're pretty much the good effects of alcohol (relaxation, disinhibition, feeling good, sociable) with few of the bad ones (somewhat stupefying and the hangover).

Tolerance builds up fast, a couple of weeks at most for daily use, then you have to taper down or risk dealing with terrifying withdrawals (insomnia, vivid nightmares, anxiety), which are (somewhat ironically) diminished/eliminated by using alcohol.
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corin_ 1818 days ago
Just to be clear, I wasn't recommending GHB as something people should try over alcohol :) It was just the first drug name that came to mind that has some similar effects and that's quite popular as a recreational drug.

Gabapentin I don't think is nearly as popular, though a couple of years ago I was told that it had become a hugely popular drug in UK prisons for some reason.

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bserge 1818 days ago
Eh, why not? Anything's better than alcohol. Gabapentin is probably popular because it's like alcohol without the negative effects and it's non-addictive. It works as an antidepressant even though not accepted by the healthscam industry.
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