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Health
Savannah Meacham

Alarming rise in illegal party drug overdoses

Queensland health authorities are alarmed at a spike in the use of GHB amongst young people. (HANDOUT/AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE)

A four-fold rise in the number of people being taken to hospital after overdosing on GHB in the past two years has alarmed Queensland authorities.

The staggering increase in GHB intoxication-related presentations was recorded at emergency departments across the state's southeast, according to data released on Friday.

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