Talk:Methaqualone

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It would be useful to have a section on the long-term effects of the drug. I remember there being rumours in SA that it made your hair curly and messed up your nails --Mostyn 11:48, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Is there any reference about Gujiral being the discoverer of methaqualone in 1955? I always thought it was discovered during wwII when Japan cut of Quinin supplies. There also is an article about methaqualone in an 1951 article in the "Journal of the Indian Chemical Society" according to the Merck Index --82.207.200.229 21:08, 20 January 2006 (UTC)


Do you think it would be worthwhile to add a reference to ludes and the game dopewars(drug wars), in which they are one of the drugs you can deal? Perhaps this methaqualone is more commonly known as ludes, anyway I added a redirect for those of us wondering what ludes are. ~ --Haruki 08:33, 1 Oct 2004 (UTC)

No it is not usefeul to add this --81.244.91.27 09:56, 5 Jun 2005 (UTC)


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It is a shame this drug is no longer around. In the early 70's it was my fave. The effects on me were EXACTLY like drinking alot, but without any side effects. None what so ever. Most females reacted that way. As a non gay male who always thought I didn't have enough testosterone (my voice never deepened enought), I have wondered for years why most abuse of this drug was male. I know a few folk who could not hold their drugs any better than their alcohol. They are born again now, and still exhibit that same addictive personality thing.

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These pills were heavily abused in the southern US under the name Blues. Along with T's they were used intraveinously, most times in combination with T's.

This drug is apparently known as "Mandrax" in South Africa.

Maybe it's relevant to mention that this drug's side effects are probably what led actor Freddie Prinze to suicide.

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Methaqualone is known as mandrax in South Africa however on the street it is commonly refered to as Buttons. Explosive steve 11:15, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

What is that stuff added about the Church of Scientology? Is that true? I added a citation needed tag, because I don't know Djohnsto77 03:12, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Errors

The article characterizes methaqualone as an "antianxiolytic." This would literally mean a drug that antagonizes the relief of anxiety. The correct term is simply "anxiolytic."

It is mentioned in the discussion that methaqualone was used intravenously as "Blues," in the combination "Ts and Blues." This is incorrect. "Blues" were the antihistamine triplenenamine, which, when used with Tylenol with Codeine ("Ts") was said to create an opioid-like high.

[edit] Quaylewd - The Tubes

Fee Waybill, the lead singer of San Fransisco rock band The Tubes created a persona for their live show, called 'Quaylewd'. Quaylewd was a drugged-up, drunken, fallen-from-grace cockney rock star who dressed in a silver spandex jump-suit with 12" silver platform boots and sported a large dildo in his costume!!

Quaylewd came to be the highlight of the finale of The Tubes live show. He pucked, spat and swore his way through songs such as 'White Punks On Dope' and 'I was A Punk Before You Was A Punk'


Go to www.thetubes.com/JBaldocchi/main.html for pics.

[edit] Street names (Chris Morris)?

Jessop Jessop Jessop Jessop Jessop ? Clarky Cat ?

Someone's having a laugh.

Meh. I think I'll remove the section completely. Talk about irrelevant bloat.Ticklemygrits 16:55, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

I think we need at least a brief mention of other names, as the article starts with methaqualone, but later refers to quaaludes and 'ludes. I'd add it myself, but I'm not really knowledgeable on this subject. --Pyrochem (talk) 19:27, 20 December 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Anti-drug bias in article?

Consider this sentence in the article: "Mandrax has become a major problem and is one of the most commonly abused hard drugs in South Africa." The statement presumes that drug use for fun is a 'problem' and that it is 'abuse'. Perhaps this statement was written by a law enforcement officer? I doubt that the users in South Africa would agree with this statement. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.193.144.79 (talk) 12:31, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Drug of abuse

Apparently still prescribed in 3rd world but sceduled by the DEA in the US. Back then it had the numbers "624" inscribed on them, like in the song "25 or 6 to 4". Oft given to those on "bad trips" to come down. Twas a popular drug to get your date "in the mood".

Shjacks45 (talk) 14:28, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 10cc

I've removed the unsourced reference to 10cc's "I'm Mandy Fly Me" being a song about Mandrax. Unless you've got a source that can quote 10cc themselves giving this (rather far-fetched and unlikely) interpretation of the song, the band themselves in a couple of interviews claimed the inspiration for the song was a famous ad campaign for United Airlines, and that the song describes a fantasy of an eventful plane journey with a stewardess named Mandy. (And is a quasi-sequel to another song they wrote about an eventful plane trip called "Clockwork Creep", which recounted a potential airborne terrorist bombing.) 172.166.107.107 (talk) 20:55, 28 May 2008 (UTC)