From the Beginning...
- At the time of Caleb Shortridge’s tragic death in
April 1998, no websites provided accurate data about risks
associated with use of GHB.
- Known as www.ashesonthesea.com/ghb originally,
the website quickly became the premiere location for accurate
information about the risks of overdose, sexual assault, addiction &
death.
Today’s Project GHB...
- It is a source of vital communication as more &
more information about GHB comes to light. It now includes Ecstasy
(MDMA) & Ketamine (Special K).
- It is a memorial to lives lost & a voice for
their loved ones & friends.
- It is a forum for other victims & their families
of rape, overdose & addiction to share their stories and forewarn
others.
- It is a force of prevention.
Features Currently Available
- Viewer’s Comments section
- Addiction Helpline
- Death report form
- Poisoning report form
- Links to current news & a free newsletter
- New: Pages
devoted to Ketamine & MDMA (Ecstasy)
- This info is to help parents, teachers, friends
& other loved ones recognize use of these drugs.
And on Tomorrow’s Agenda…
- Project GHB is currently working toward a
national Awareness Campaign.
- Funds are being raised to create public service
announcements addressing all aspects of GHB abuse & risks.
Donations welcome.
- Cooley Advertising of Phoenix has already donated
time & services to this urgent project.
Project GHB, Inc. Board
Members and other Contacts
All communities & families are vulnerable.
The purpose of this site is: To Save a
LIFE!
Help or hype? Sensationalism or common sense?
This website began as an educational endeavor
by Ken and Anya Shortridge. They are loving
parents and concerned members of society. They did NOT create this
website as a political statement, or for putting down the testing of any
substance as regards to its potential medical benefit. They felt is was better
left to others to make these decisions.
This GHB website started out as a quick project
with the sole purpose of getting some truth about GHB
on the Internet. In doing their
original searches for GHB on the Internet, the Shortridges found that most websites advocate its use, etc.
Some Internet
pages about GHB have seemingly educated reports about GHB. They offer
recipes, kits for sale, and tips for "safe" experiences.
It was the Shortridge's purpose to tell the
other side of GHB, the deadly side, without putting down any safe,
supervised, medical use of components in GHB that may hold promise for people
suffering from narcolepsy and/or cataplexy. Therefore, they put this website
together. And this has saved lives. Just read the comments. We started Project GHB Inc. - a
non-profit corporation.
Some have written stating that the efforts of
this website could be redirected in any number of other ways. And sure, they
could have chosen to educate about the dangers of alcohol abuse, cigarettes,
cocaine, ecstasy (MDMA),
marijuana, or the dangers of taking OTC drugs carelessly.
These are definitely areas of concern. However, as it is with most
people, the Shortridges chose to teach others about what has hit them closest
to home. This drug played a part in the death of their son - nothing hits
closer to home than that!
GHB - and the lack of
education about it - has killed others, and its use threatens the
lives of still more. Not to mention the fact that public education about
tobacco, coke, E, and pot has already had a chance to get out there. There is
more awareness about those. But GHB is a virtually unknown substance - even in
the medical arena. Information is beginning to surface, but in general, most
people have not heard about it.
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