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Bookmark or Share- The rise and fall of Quaaludes - BBC NewsBy Harry Low and Tom Heyden. BBC News Magazine. Quaalude was popular in the US in the 1970s. Now, the drug is back in the headlines after the revelation that comedian Bill Cosby admitted getting...
- What are Quaaludes, and how do they work? | PBS NewsHourMethaqualone, or brand name Quaalude, is a central nervous system depressant that acts as a sedative and hypnotic. Hypnotics are drugs that induce sleep. Methaqualone’s sedative quality was first...
- Quaaludes: Uses, Effects & History of Abuse - Drugs.comWhat are quaaludes? Quaaludes (methaqualone) are a synthetic, barbiturate-like, central nervous system depressant and a popular recreational drug in the U.S. from the 1960s until the 1980s, when its use was made illegal by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
- What Is a Quaalude Today? | Methaqualone | Mandies & Quack - HealthgradesA: Quaalude (quiet interlude) is the brand name for an old drug, methaqualone. It was a sedative drug similar to barbiturates and quickly became a popular recreational drug. Because of its high abuse potential, the DEA outlawed it in 1984. Today, Quaalude is an illegal drug that goes by many names, such as Mandies and Quack.
- Methaqualone: Uses, Interactions, Mechanism of Action - DrugBank OnlineIt has also been used illegally as a recreational drug, commonly known as Quaaludes, Sopors, Ludes or Mandrax (particularly in the 1970s in North America) depending on the manufacturer. Since at least 2001, it has been widely used in South Africa, where it is commonly referred to as "smarties" or "geluk-tablette" (meaning happy tablets).
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