[Gammahydroxybutyrate must remain available for patients with narcolepsy]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1999 Oct 9;143(41):2062-3.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

There is growing public concern about the use of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) as a party drug. This justified concern about misuse, however, should not lead to prohibition of the drug as it is efficacious in narcolepsy.

MeSH terms

  • Central Nervous System Stimulants / administration & dosage
  • Central Nervous System Stimulants / therapeutic use*
  • Drug and Narcotic Control / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Humans
  • Illicit Drugs / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Narcolepsy / drug therapy*
  • Netherlands
  • Sodium Oxybate / administration & dosage
  • Sodium Oxybate / therapeutic use*
  • Substance-Related Disorders / prevention & control*

Substances

  • Central Nervous System Stimulants
  • Illicit Drugs
  • Sodium Oxybate