[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 17, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H1338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  SCHEDULE GHB AND STOP TEENAGE DEATHS

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise again this morning to 
encourage my colleagues to move swiftly to schedule GHB. GHB is a drug 
that many of us are not aware of but has killed teenagers across this 
Nation.
  I have legislation called the Hillory J. Farias bill, H.R. 75. I am 
working with the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Stupak) and others to 
ensure that we move quickly to have this drug scheduled and made 
illegal. What is the reason?
  Hillory J. Farias was a 17-year-old bright teenager who went to a 
teenage club and drank a soft drink. Unbeknownst to her, the lack of 
taste, the lack of smell GHB drug was placed in her drink. The next 
morning, Hillory was found dead in her bed.
  This drug has been given a lot of pluses. For example, it is found on 
the Internet described as a relaxing agent. They liken its effects to 
alcohol. Some even consider it to be a form of treatment to the effects 
of alcoholism. One site claimed that the drug was better than alcohol 
because it did not cause damage to the brain or liver. There are many 
misconceptions about this drug.
  I ask my colleagues to help stop the death of young people. Let us 
schedule GHB and pass this legislation quickly.

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