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Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB)
a powerful depressant, often abused to induce euphoria and sedation. When slipped into an alcoholic beverage without the knowledge of the drinker, GHB has been employed as a date-rape drug.

Gateway drug
an illicit or licit drug, use of which is regarded as opening the way to the use of another drug, usually one viewed as more problematic.