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When Reynhard Sinaga victims back to his apartment, he would

after his conviction for 159 sexual offences, home Secretary Priti Patel called for a review of the controls for drugs such as GHB.

What GHB is?

Although it is sometimes called date-rape drugs, GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) in fact, the party used the drug, and in mutual agreement.

It is fairly common for gay men to use it, while chemsex is used, if medications to improve sex between two or more Partners , But also of heterosexual as a party drug.

But rapists GHB as a Weapon is a recent survey More Than a quarter of the respondents to be sexually molested while she's unconscious.

GHB is a separate, But almost identical with that of the drug GBL (gamma-butyrolactone), a substance sold legally as an industrial solvent, But it is GHB Once in The Body .

Together, the drug, known as "G", and both of them are in the form of a clear, odorless, oily liquid, which is diluted in soft drinks and Swallowed .

jurors CCTV footage of Sinaga shown of his apartment were on The Hunt for victims, What does it mean?

G the user a feeling of euphoria, and increase your Sex Drive . But the increase in the dose of a fractional part, less than a millilitre Can be fatal.

Overdose on G is particularly simple When it is mixed with alcohol or other drugs, and if the force varies in the bottle, people is incoherent, seizures, breathing awareness and stop lose Can , completely.

Professor Adam Winstock, consultant psychiatrist and founder of Global Drug Survey, warns: "It is a drug that constitutes a large risk if people try it, use it For Fun . "

"If you put a drop of extra of GHB, then 20 Minutes later, you're unconscious," he says.

How many deaths related to GHB?

According to official figures from The Office for National Statistics, there are 120 deaths in England and Wales between 2014 and 2018, which were involved in the GHB.

But the overall number is much higher, not could be, GHB is part of the routine toxicology testing after sudden death. According to Professor Winstock, the drug Can be difficult and expensive to detect.

And sexual assault?

It is also difficult to know for sure how many sexual assaults are associated with GHB.

Before he added, was faith, perhaps the highest-profile case, that of convicted serial killer Stephen-Port, received a Life Sentence in the year 2016 for the poisoning of four Young Men with fatal doses of the drug.

Anthony Walgate (L) and Gabriel Kovari (R) goods, said Stephen Port , the first victim of the

Of the 2,700 gay and bisexual men and Channel 4 's dispatches in the past year, 28% that they were attacked.

Patrick Strudwick, BuzzFeed News " LGBT-editor and presenter of the Channel 4 documentary Sex, drugs, and murder, calls G "a rapist's Weapon of choice in the year 2020".

"Because. drink it Can be slipped in someone without a knowledge of it, and since it Can very easily lead to unconsciousness, therefore it is ripe for the use of predators," he says.

An additional obstacle, to know the extent of the problem is that the victims report to often The Police , says Professor Winstock.

people Can feel insecure about what happened and whether A Crime has taken place, says he, have, as well as shame, guilt and fear "for the disclosure of information, you Can find very embarrassing," he says.

Some also fear that they could be investigated for drug offences.

Is it addictive?

develop A dependence on G is fast, and Professor Winstock warns that everyone should take it daily to stop trying without medical assistance.

"people Can become physically dependent and withdrawal Can be life-threatening," he says.

The long-term effects of the intake of G repeatedly, are not yet known.

How often is it?

Like many illegal drugs, the prevalence of G is difficult to track, since it is not in the national drug investigations.

But Strudwick says G "very easy to use and to buy if you know where to look", because the "gap in law", this means that GBL Can be sold for industrial use as a paint stripper, among others.

"the companies in the shipping, the people in Britain, the online advertising. Once sold in large quantities, it Can then be distributed and delivered by retailers in smaller quantities, with dating apps such as Grindr," he says.

Evidence for the Sinaga investigation revealed that Spike drug The Men by drinking them, Where does it come from?

GHB was developed in the 1960s, as a medium, But was discontinued because of the Side Effects .

in the 1980s, it was as a sleep aid and a Supplement for body building.

it Is illegal?

GHB, a class C drug since 2003, When it was brought under the misuse of drugs Act.

Although GBL is legal in the industry, it was also a class-C drug since 2009, and who is, or has to believe, that it is consumed, it is not breaking The Law .

with either drug it Can be up to two years warranty in prison, with or without an unlimited fine, and the delivery of up to 14 years of age may, with or without such an order.

Dr. Winstock says that the increase in The Class would make "absolutely no difference" to his advantage, and would you advise people, help.

Instead, he says, the government should on the education of the people, so that drugs Can be used, it is safer, and the promotion of "honest conversations" about their use.

Sam Michels father Erich died after a lethal dose of GHB

The Family of Eric Michels, which will be reclassified campaigns for the drug as a Class A .

His son, Sam , told the BBC it was a really dangerous drug ", which was it has killed" several people, including his father.

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