methaqualone
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- noun
- /ˌmɛθəˈkwɑːloʊn/
- NSFW
- The sidewalk tiles flash ads for insta-therapy, funeral services, chocolate laced with methaqualone "for when you just need to forget."
Examples
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The near-epidemic abuse of methaqualone and amphetamines in the 1970s led to increased focus on the prescription drug problem, and a significant body of scientific literature began to develop, yet it was Chambers who really got it all going.
Academic text (2009) -
The kid took methaqualone and phenobarbital together.
Fiction book (1990) -
First, methaqualone was added to the list of drugs, as it is one of the most frequently used drugs in South Africa.
Academic text (2009) -
Methaqualone, 50 milligrams.
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Second, local drug names were used (such as "dagga" for cannabis and "Mandrax" for methaqualone).
Academic text (2009) -
First, methaqualone was added to the list of drugs, as it is one of the most frequently used drugs in South Africa.
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Although he is clean and sober now, and has served his time for trafficking in small amounts of cocaine and methaqualone, he remains tarnished goods.
Synonyms
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A medicine or chemical that treats illness and sometimes changes how someone feels
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A sleeping pill once given by doctors that calms people and is often used illegally
A sleeping pill doctors prescribe for people who have long term trouble sleeping
A strong medicine people take at night to help them sleep
Surface Forms
Etymology
Methaqualone comes from chemistry: metha- is from methyl, a part you also see in the word methane, and it means a 'small chemical group', while -qualone comes from the name of its chemical family. So the name is just a chemical label for a sleeping pill, which is why methaqualone refers to the drug often called Quaalude.