The term Quaalude is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as: 'A proprietary name for methaqualone; also, a tablet of this'. More recently, however, the word has come to mean: 'a gently soothing interlude, possibly with mildly narcotic effects.' [This taken from a www.rhexis.co.uk essay, 'What is the relationship between a person within a literary text and a person outside of it?', by Withiel Black]
At one time, the sleeping pill Quaalude was as big a problem in the United States as heroin and cocaine.
If the successful strategy the DEA pursued in cracking down on Quaaludes had been followed when meth surfaced a few years later, experts say it is unlikely the meth epidemic would ever have happened.
When meth abuse started appearing on the West Coast in the mid-80s, Haislip and his colleagues at the DEA were confident that with a new chemical control law for meth's key ingredients, ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, meth too would be beaten.
Quaaludes, also known as "methaquaalone," "ludes," "sopes," "soapers," or "Q's" are a special kind of downer called sedative-hypnotics.
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.
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.
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