Quaalude

Seventies party pill

Quaalude is a brand name for methaqualone, a sedative-hypnotic drug popular in the 1970s and early 1980s as a recreational downer.

Users sought its euphoric, disinhibiting effects, making it notorious as a party drug and date-rape tool.

Now banned in most countries, Quaaludes survive mainly in nostalgic references to that era: He talked about Quaaludes like they were the glory days of getting high.

pharmaceutical

methaqualone

Synthetic sedative-hypnotic compound

sedativeDrug promoting calm
hypnoticInducing trance or slumber
depressantAgent that reduces activity

barbiturate · prescription · tablet · pill · dosage · Lemmon · insomnia · anxiolytic · muscle relaxant · controlled substance

recreational

disco

Seventies dance music

Studio 54Iconic disco-era nightclub
party drugIllicit nightclub intoxicant
clubbingVisiting nightclubs for entertainment

euphoria · high · intoxication · downer · lude · love drug · stacking · bootleg · counterfeit · smuggling

cultural

1970s

Fourth decade, twentieth century

seventies1970-1979 period
disco eraLate seventies cultural moment
countercultureRejection of mainstream values

hedonism · nightlife · celebrity · Hollywood · rock star · groupie · nostalgia · retro · Boogie Nights · vintage

Quaalude

methaqualone

disco

1970s

Quaalude

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