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A new study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry begins to elucidate the metabolic details for how the date-rape drug 4-hydroxybutyrate (4-HB) affects the body. This research, the authors say, "may help to develop new antidotes and treatments for people who have ingested 4-HB."

Good, great, that's important. Being able to counteract the effects of anything bad is a good thing. My question is, when would one take this antidote? A woman should never put herself in a situation that she feels at risk of some kind of sexual assault, and thus, I would argue, would never be in a position to predict when she would need such an antidote. Is there a period of time after drugged when one can feel the effects taking place -- at which point she could potentially take the antidote to reverse the effects? Regardless, the idea that such an antidote is even needed in the first place makes makes me shudder.

--Jef Akst, Associate Editor, The Scientist

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