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(The Collegiate Times) (U-WIRE) BLACKSBURG, Va. -- A drug that has only recently been banned is now gaining popularity as a date-rape drug.

GHB, or gamma hydroxybutyrate, is a depressant that was banned by the U.S. government in March 2000, said Kerry Redican, a Virginia Tech professor of drug education in the College of Human Resources and Education.

"It was originally developed as an anaesthetic," he said, "but it was really not deemed to be that functional."

However, homemade versions of GHB are reappearing and are commonly used as acquaintance rape -- or date rape -- drugs.

GHB may also be surpassing roofies, or Rohypnol, as the most popular ...

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