Halkitis Perry N, Palamar Joseph J
Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies, New York University, United States.
Addict Behav. 2006 Nov;31(11):2135-9. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.01.009. Epub 2006 Feb 10.
The recreational use of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) has been relatively understudied, despite its popularity in gay communities. We examined the use of GHB in a sample of 450 club drug using gay and bisexual men. Of these, 29% indicated use of the substance in the recent past. GHB users were similar to those in the sample who reported no use along key demographic factors, although GHB users were more likely to identify as gay than bisexual and were slightly older. Poly-drug use was common, with close to half of GHB users combining with methamphetamine, MDMA, or ketamine; approximately one quarter also used GHB with alcohol. Participants reported that GHB was often used at nightclubs, circuit parties, sex parties, and sex clubs, with HIV-positive men more likely to use the substance in sexual contexts. Use of GHB is common among a certain subset of gay men despite warnings within the community about the potentially fatal effects of the substance, suggesting that more effort be given to educate drug using gay men about GHB.
尽管γ-羟基丁酸（GHB）在男同性恋群体中很受欢迎，但对其娱乐用途的研究相对较少。我们对450名使用俱乐部毒品的男同性恋者和双性恋者样本进行了GHB使用情况调查。其中，29%表示近期使用过该物质。GHB使用者在关键人口统计学因素方面与样本中未使用该物质的人相似，不过GHB使用者中自认为是同性恋者的比例高于双性恋者，且年龄稍大。多药合用很常见，近一半的GHB使用者同时使用甲基苯丙胺、摇头丸或氯胺酮；约四分之一的人还将GHB与酒精一起使用。参与者报告称，GHB常用于夜总会、巡回派对、性爱派对和性俱乐部，HIV阳性男性在性行为中更有可能使用该物质。尽管该群体内部已发出关于该物质潜在致命影响的警告，但GHB在特定的男同性恋者亚群体中使用仍然普遍，这表明应加大力度对使用毒品的男同性恋者进行关于GHB的教育。
