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Amnestic effects of sodium oxybate are less than those of triazolam—reply to Drs. Zvosec and Smith

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Miriam Z. Mintzer

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Center for Addiction Research, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

    Lawrence P. Carter

  3. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Roland R. Griffiths

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Carter, L.P., Mintzer, M.Z. & Griffiths, R.R. Amnestic effects of sodium oxybate are less than those of triazolam—reply to Drs. Zvosec and Smith. Psychopharmacology 207, 511–512 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-009-1664-7

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