Methaqualone
Aliases: 714s, Sopor, Ludes, Quack, Parest, quaaludes, qualudes, mandrax
Categories
Summary
Methaqualone (brand name Quaalude in the US and Mandrax in the UK) is a central nervous system (CNS) depressant of the quinazolinone class that acts as a sedative and hypnotic. The sedative–hypnotic activity of methaqualone was first noted by researchers in the 1950s and in 1962 methaqualone itself was patented in the US by Wallace and Tiernan. Its use peaked in the early 1970s as a hypnotic, for the treatment of insomnia, and as a sedative and muscle relaxant. It is still produced and used clandestinely as a recreational drug throughout the world. The drug was popular in the 1970s with hippies and in the disco club scene, known as ludes (from "quaaludes") or disco biscuits.
Dose Information
| ROA | Light | Common | Strong | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 150-300mg | 300-500mg | 500-600mg | 300mg+ |
| Smoked | 50-100mg | 100-200mg | 200-300mg | 300mg+ |
Onset, Duration & After-effects
| ROA | Onset | Comeup | Peak | Offset | After Effects | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral | 20-45 min | 30-60 min | 2-4 hrs | 2-4 hrs | 6-12 hrs | 300-0 min |
| Smoked | 1800-0 min | - | - | - | 240-0 min | 3600-0 min |
Tolerance
Effects
- Physical euphoria
- Muscle relaxation
- Anxiolytic
- Muscle Relaxant
- Respiratory depression
- Sedation
- Impaired coordination
- Slurred speech
- Sedative
- Dystaxia
- Hypnotic
- Cognitive euphoria
- Anxiety suppression
- Dream potentiation
- Thought deceleration
- Motor control loss
- Compulsive redosing
- Amnesia
- Constipation
- Dizziness
- Information processing suppression
- Subconscious communication
- Increased libido
- Tactile enhancement
- Disinhibition
- Acuity suppression
- Double vision
- Visual disconnection
- Internal hallucination
- Changes in gravity
- Internal hallucinations
- Dulled perception