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Nick Wilson

'Cause for alarm': party drug deaths spike tenfold

More Australians are using GHB or 'liquid ecstasy' while deaths and hospitalisations have surged. (Tracey Nearmy/AAP PHOTOS)

Deaths linked to a notorious party drug have surged tenfold in Australia, as a prominent hospital warns overdose presentations are on the rise. 

Gamma-hydroxybutyrate, also known as "GHB" and "liquid ecstasy" is used for its euphoric and disinhibiting effects at low doses.  

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