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Methaqualone (meth-a-KWAY-lone) Drug Investigation By: Edward Forsthoffer

Methaqualone (meth-a-KWAY-lone) Drug Investigation By: Edward Forsthoffer. Methaqualone. Common Street Names: 714s, Karachi, Ludes , and Sporos (many more) Brand Names: Quaalude and Mandrax (best known by) Chemical Name: 2-methyl-3-(2-methylphenyl)-4(3H)- quinazolinone. Description.

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Methaqualone (meth-a-KWAY-lone) Drug Investigation By: Edward Forsthoffer

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  1. Methaqualone (meth-a-KWAY-lone) Drug InvestigationBy: Edward Forsthoffer

  2. Methaqualone • Common Street Names: 714s, Karachi, Ludes, and Sporos (many more) • Brand Names: Quaalude and Mandrax (best known by) • Chemical Name: 2-methyl-3-(2-methylphenyl)-4(3H)-quinazolinone

  3. Description • Methaqualone (meth-a-KWAY-lone) is a highly addictive, illegal, and synthetic drug • Soluble in alcohol and water

  4. Psychologically • Euphoria • Sexual Arousal • Reduced tension, stress, anxiety • Fatigue • Slurred Speech

  5. Physiologically • Lowers levels of neurotransmitters (everything slows down) • Reduced heart rate • Reduced breathing • Relief of withdrawal • Reaches bloodstream in 2 hours • Lasts 4 to 8 hours

  6. History/Basics • Depressant (calm/slow nerves and muscles) • Taken in tablets or capsules (dissolve)

  7. History • In India, 1955, scientists trying to cure malaria create a drug that relaxes and aids sleep • It was a legal substance from the mid-1960s until the early 1980s. • It was once widely prescribed as a treatment for insomnia, sleep disorders, and heavy anxiety.

  8. But then… • Once legalized for prescription, the problems started… • Its popularity as a recreational drug skyrocketed: • college students • pop-culture figures in music, film, and television

  9. Methaqualone’s peak • The early 80’s • Most popular in U.S. and England • Discos, dancing, and socializing • Big part of “sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll” era • The “love drug”

  10. Heavily abused • Sexual activity (sensitivity and euphoria up) • “Disco-biscuits” • “Juice Bars”

  11. Government steps in • In 1984 • The government finally reclassifiesmethaqualone as a Schedule 1 controlled substance • Significant in U.S. in only 2 years • By 1988, the drug was illegal in almost every country throughout the world

  12. Side Effects • Very addictive; very easy to gain tolerance • Stomach cramps, nausea, chills or sweating, slurred speech, seizures • Heightened tolerance for pain • Numbness in face and fingers

  13. Bibliography • http://www.enotes.com/methaqualone-reference/methaqualone#how-taken • http://www.treatment4addiction.com/drugs/depressants/quaaludes/# • http://www.saps.gov.za/drugs/meth.htm • http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/methaqualone/methaqualone_effects.shtml • http://www.justice.gov/dea/concern/depressants.html

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