Quaaludes
Seventies party pills
Quaaludes is a brand name for methaqualone, a sedative-hypnotic drug popular recreationally in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Users sought its euphoric, disinhibiting effects—sometimes called "luding out." The drug became associated with disco-era excess and date rape.
Now a controlled substance, Quaaludes are no longer legally manufactured in the United States: He popped a couple of Quaaludes and hit the dance floor.
Synthetic sedative-hypnotic compound
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
- hypnoticInducing trance or slumber
- depressantAgent that reduces activity
- barbiturateSedative drug class
prescription · tablet · pill · dosage · Lemmon · 300mg · controlled substance · DEA
Slang methaqualone tablets
- highGreat in altitude
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- disinhibitionReduced behavioral restraint
- party drugIllicit nightclub intoxicant
Studio 54 · hookup · overdose · abuse · addiction · blackout · slurred speech · impairment
Fourth decade, twentieth century
- disco eraLate seventies cultural moment
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- hedonismPursuit of gratification
- excessSurplus beyond need
nightclub · celebrity · rock stars · Rolling Stones · Bill Cosby · scandal · nostalgia · retro
Illicit trading system
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- South AfricaRainbow nation
smuggling · counterfeit · street drug · illegal · enforcement · raid · bust · dealer
methaqualone
Synthetic sedative-hypnotic compound
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
- hypnoticInducing trance or slumber
- depressantAgent that reduces activity
barbiturate · prescription · tablet · pill · dosage · Lemmon · 300mg · controlled substance · DEA · withdrawal
ludes
Slang methaqualone tablets
- highGreat in altitude
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- disinhibitionReduced behavioral restraint
party drug · Studio 54 · hookup · overdose · abuse · addiction · blackout · slurred speech · impairment · intoxication
1970s
Fourth decade, twentieth century
- disco eraLate seventies cultural moment
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- hedonismPursuit of gratification
excess · nightclub · celebrity · rock stars · Rolling Stones · Bill Cosby · scandal · nostalgia · retro · exploitation
black market
Illicit trading system
- traffickingIllegal transport for profit
- bootlegIllegally produced goods
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
South Africa · smuggling · counterfeit · street drug · illegal · enforcement · raid · bust · dealer · supply
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- sedativessedative, sedatives, tranq, tranks, tranquilizers
- Drug Scandalsthalidomide, fen-phen, OxyContin, opioid epidemic, opioid crisis
Quaaludesamphetamines
Central nervous system stimulants
uppers · stimulants · cocaine · methamphetamine · speed
Quaaludessobriety
Unimpaired mental state
lucidity · alertness · wakefulness · clearheadedness · abstinence