Methaqualone addiction

Also known as methaqualone, Quaalude, ludes and wallbangers. This drug is addictive, sometimes fatal (especially when combined with alcohol) and is best left alone. 

The quinazolone methaqualone (129 R = Me) was introduced as a sedative in 1965. It also has anticonvulsant and muscle-relaxant properties, but it has produced problems of addiction. Sedative effects are also produced by many antihistamines, and by tranquilizers of the benzodiazepine group. 

Methaqualone is an addictive, or habit-forming, synthetic drug that alters brain function. In their search for new medications to fight malaria, a potentially deadly tropical disease spread by mosquitoes, scientists in India first synthesized methaqualone in 1955. The drug was found to be hypnotic and a potent sedative, but it was then thought to be non-addictive. 

The addictive quality and the speed with which tolerance to the drug developed was becoming apparent, and in the 1970s medical literature issued frequent reports of methaqualone abuse, dependence, and withdrawal. Hospital admissions and fatalities related to methaqualone grew exponentially. In 1982, there were a reported 2,764 emergency room visits attributed to Quaalude use. 

Once detoxification is complete, the drug abuser can start the rehabilitation and long-term recovery process with a clear head. Research shows that detoxification alone is not an effective treatment, and addicts who leave rehab immediately after detox with no further counseling or interventions soon abuse methaqualone or another mind-altering substance again. 

As with any highly addictive drug, methaqualone abusers become preoccupied with when and where they will be able to get their next dose. Interpersonal relationships with family and friends frequently deteriorate as drug use dominates the addict s life. Personal finances may also suffer as the drug user funnels more money towards his or her habit or becomes unemployed due to poor job performance resulting from drug impairment. 

Although some sedative-hypnotics such as the nonbarbiturates glutethimide (Doriden) and methaqualone (Quaalude) were once legally prescribed drugs, these substances were banned from use in the United States because of their potential for addiction and abuse. Some sedative-hypnotics such as flunitrazepam (Rohypnol) are illegal in the United States but are legal in Europe and Latin America. 

Methaqualone drugs, and Miltown, seem to be a lot heavier, on the other hand. In fact, to some extent nearly all of the complications described in the barbiturate chapter apply with these latter classes of downers. Methaqualone is addictive, and besides that, it s being restricted quite heavily nowadays, and as a result we will be seeing more and more bootlegged versions. CAUTION Illicitly rnanufactured methaqualone can be extremely dangerous due to problems with synthesis which can produce toxic poisons in the finished product. 

No medical use high addiction potential Flunitrazepam, heroin, LSD, marijuana, mescaline, methaqualone, PCP, DOM, MDMA... 

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