D O W N E R S:
Quaaludes
What are they? Quaaludes, also known as
"methaquaalone," "ludes," "sopes," "soapers," or
"Q's" are a special kind of downer called
sedative-hypnotics. That means they slow or
shut down certain parts of the Central Nervous
System. Quaaludes are calming drugs. Taken orally,
they work on a number of different places in the
brain. They were once medically prescribed as
muscle relaxers. But because of the potential
danger for Quaalude abuse, the company that made
them took them off the market in the mid-80's.
Counterfeit or look-alike Quaaludes are the only
ones available now, but they are illegal.
How do they make you feel? Quaaludes
give the user a high/happy feeling that usually
lasts several hours. Like
alcohol, Quaaludes
makes users feel "freer." That means they are more
likely to say or do things in social situations
that they would not normally feel comfortable
doing. Also, the muscle relaxing quality of the
drugs makes users feel "loose."
What do they do to your body? Quaaludes
reduce muscle tension and produce relaxation. They
can cause drowsiness and body heat loss. They can
lessen physical sensations (that means the sense of
touch will not be as sharp). Quaaludes also make
you less coordinated, so that talking, walking, and
even the ability to use your hands and fingers for
writing and picking things up is more difficult.
How easy is it to become "used to" Quaaludes?
All drugs are poison to your body. But
because your body is so amazingly devoted to
keeping you alive, it can become "tolerant" to
having poison in it. But tolerance to the mental
and the physical effects of Quaaludes happens at
different rates. This means that a user who is
taking more and more Quaaludes every day to sustain
a mental high might not realize that the body's
tolerance to the physical effects (like slower
breathing) is not obvious. So the daily dose the
user takes for the mental high gets dangerously
close to a lethal (deadly) dose without them even
realizing it. After a relatively short time, a
Quaalude user might need ten to twenty times as
much of the drug to get the same high that they got
the first time they used it.
What is an overdose? Too many Quaaludes
in your body can cause cold, clammy skin, a weak
and rapid heart beat, and slow or rapid shallow
breathing. If the low blood pressure and slowed
breathing are not treated, the user can die.
Some users mix alcohol with Quaaludes (or
another sedative-hypnotic kind of downer). This is
extremely dangerous!! Together these two kinds of
drugs really shut down the breathing center of the
brain and increase the risk of death.
What's withdrawal like? Withdrawal
symptoms from sedative-hypnotic downers (like
Quaaludes and
barbiturates)
are more severe than withdrawal symptoms from
opiate downers (like
heroin). After the
user's body has become tolerant to Quaaludes,
withdrawal can be very dangerous. It's as if the
body is making up for all the time that the
Quaaludes slowed things down and starts speeding
things up instead. Withdrawal symptoms such as
anxiety, nervousness, loss of appetite, nausea,
vomiting, increased heart rate, sweating, stomach
cramps, and muscle shakes start within 6 to 8 hours
after the last dose. This can go on for several
days. The worst withdrawal symptoms include
uncontrolled heart beat, and death.
Is it legal? No.
If you want to learn more about Quaaludes,
Quaaludes addiction, and treatment:
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