methaqualone
Banned sleeping pill
Methaqualone is a sedative-hypnotic drug that was widely prescribed in the 1960s and 70s for insomnia and anxiety.
Sold under brand names like Quaalude and Mandrax, it became notorious as a recreational drug associated with the disco era.
Users sought its euphoric, disinhibiting effects.
Now a controlled substance with no approved medical use in most countries.
Medication inducing calm and sleep
- anxiolyticSubstance lessening nervous tension
- muscle relaxantAgent reducing tissue tension
- hypnoticInducing trance or slumber
- soporificInducing drowsiness
anticonvulsant · depressant · half-life · metabolite · cross-tolerance · synergistic
Methaqualone sleeping pill
- discoSeventies dance music
- Studio 54Iconic disco-era nightclub
- love drugArousal-inducing substance
- recreationalRelated to enjoyment activities
party drug · counterculture · hippies · bell-bottoms · Boogie Nights · club scene · sexual revolution · lava lamp
Legally regulated intoxicant or medication
- bannedOfficially disallowed
- DEAFederal narcotics agency
- illegalForbidden by statute
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
enforcement · black market · smuggling · clandestine · South Africa · drug scheduling · discontinued · regulatory
Compulsive substance reliance
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
- dependenceState of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- misuseImproper application
rehabilitation · craving · intoxication · tolerance · detoxification · relapse · illicit · trafficking
Drug-induced calm state
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- relaxationState of being unwound
- disinhibitionReduced behavioral restraint
slurred speech · ataxia · paresthesia · sleepiness · motor impairment · numbness · tingling · hangover
sedative-hypnotic
Medication inducing calm and sleep
- anxiolyticSubstance lessening nervous tension
- muscle relaxantAgent reducing tissue tension
- hypnoticInducing trance or slumber
soporific · anticonvulsant · depressant · half-life · metabolite · cross-tolerance · synergistic
Quaalude
Methaqualone sleeping pill
recreational · party drug · counterculture · hippies · bell-bottoms · Boogie Nights · club scene · sexual revolution · lava lamp · platform shoes
controlled substance
Legally regulated intoxicant or medication
contraband · enforcement · black market · smuggling · clandestine · South Africa · drug scheduling · discontinued · regulatory · criminalization
addiction
Compulsive substance reliance
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
- dependenceState of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
misuse · rehabilitation · craving · intoxication · tolerance · detoxification · relapse · illicit · trafficking · habit-forming
sedation
Drug-induced calm state
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- relaxationState of being unwound
disinhibition · slurred speech · ataxia · paresthesia · sleepiness · motor impairment · numbness · tingling · hangover · lethargy
methaqualoneamphetamine
Central nervous system stimulant
methamphetamine · cocaine · caffeine · Adderall · Ritalin
methaqualonephenobarbital
Barbiturate anticonvulsant sedative
pentobarbital · barbiturate · benzodiazepine · Valium · diazepam