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A member asked:
How could the government ban things like gamma hydroxy-butyrate/sodium oxybate if it's naturally in the body?
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NOT BANNED: The drug is called Xyrem and is used for narcolepsy in presence of cataplexy.
Answered 8/3/2014
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