Following up...

I re-read the paragraph in question from the Alien Module (p38):

"Low Berth: Low berth technology is virtually unknown in the Federation.
**The Hivers themselves cannot survive the metabolic reduction of typical
low berth processes**, and other races, which have based their technology
heavily on that of the Hivers, have seen no great need to develop the
technology for themselves. Low passages are not offered by Federation
merchant ships.

Since Imperial low berth technology is not especially dependable, there has
never been a market in Federation space for low berth imports."

[Emphasis mine]

Given the above, and most specifically the emphasized text and its
phrasing, I conclude that neither Fast nor Slow (nor Medical Slow) Drugs
are available to (or for use on) Hivers, and are unlikely to be available
to other Federation races (due to the Hivers having a 'blind spot' on the
topic of medical adjustment of metabolic rates).

On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 21:31:48 -0500, I wrote:

>On Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:32:51 -0500, I wrote:
>
>>A number of years ago, a contributor proposed, as part of an article on
>>passages, that the availability of Fast Drug ("F", henceforth in this
>>message) be modified.
>
>[...and much else]
>
>Thinking about the article, it occurred to me to ask:
>
>Is there any canonical information indicating that Fast Drug works on
>Hivers (or a formulation with the same effect exists for them)? The CT
>Alien Module for Hivers indicates that Low Passages are not possible; the
>hibernation model is fatal to them.

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