Quaalude

Addiction Likelihood = 83%

Also Known As:Methaqualone

History

First synthesized in India in 1956, Quaalude was introduced in Europe and Japan as a safe barbiturate substitute. Around the height of its popularity as a sedative medicine, in the mid-1960s, it started to become a popular recreational drug too. Quaalude was popular with American college students, who would 'lude out' on a regular basis.

Effects

Effects of Quaalude in small doses can include relaxation, euphoria, reduced heart rate, increased sexual arousal and parasthesias. Higher doses can bring on depression, slurred speech, and headaches.

Common Administration Quaalude

is taken in the form of a tablet or it can be smoked. If smoked, it instantly induces a trance-like euphoria, which quickly wears off. 

Health issues

Health risks include death from overdose, or emphysema and other lung diseases,if smoked.