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	Methaqualone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Methaqualone was discovered by the Indian researcher M. Gujiral in 1955 during an anti-malaria research program.
		Internationally, methaqualone is a Schedule II drug under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances.
		Although methaqualone cannot be legally manufactured in the U.S. outside of research due to its Schedule I status, it is produced in other parts of the world as a legitimate pharmaceutical.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Methaqualone (528 words)

	Methaqualone
		Methaqualone is a quinazoline derivative clinically effective as a sedative and hypnotic.
		Methaqualone is taken orally and absorbed rapidly in the gastrointestinal tract.
		0.2% as methaqualone, 6.6% as methaqualone-N-oxide, 10.3% conjugated 4’-hydroxymethylmethaqualone, 4.7% conjugated 2’-hydroxymethylmethaqualone, 3.5% conjugated 3’-hydroxymethaqualone, 2.8% conjugated 2-hydroxymethylmethaqualone, and 2.8% conjugated 6-hydroxymethaqualone.
	www.sdrl.com /druglist/methaqualone.html (321 words)

	Methaqualone
		Methaqualone, ФБЛЦЕ ЙЪЕУФЕО, ЛБЛ 3,4-dihydro-2-methyl-4-oxo-3-o-tolylquinazoline, 2-methyl-3-(2-methylphenyl)-4- (3H)-quinazolinone, Metholquizolone, QZ-2, 2-Methyl-3-o-tolyl-4(3H)-quinazolinone, RIC-272, TR-495 and Quaalude.
		Methaqualone ВЩМ УЙОФЕЪЙТПЧБО Ч 1965 ЛБЛ ВЕЪПРБУОБС ЪБНЕОБ ВБТВЙФХТБФБ.
		Methaqualone was introduced as an anxiolytic (Quaalude, Sopor) in 1965 as safe barbiturate substitutes.
	ssb.h1.ru /Methaqualone.htm (804 words)

	METHAQUALONE
		Touted' medically and pharmaceutically as a sleep inducer and sedative, methaqualone acts on a different central-nervous-system site than other hypnotic drugs, such as barbiturates Once absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, it -is distributed in body fat, brain tissue, and the liver, the primary site of metabolism-then excreted through the bile `and kidneys.
		Methaqualone's soporific, or sleep-inducing, effects are resisted by abusers who prefer staying awake to enjoy its mellow, euphoric high.
		Methaqualone, first synthesized in 1930, was initially introduced to India and Africa as an antimalarial drug.
	www.drugtext.org /library/books/recreationaldrugs/methaqualone.htm (1074 words)

	Methaqualone
		Methaqualone, also called Quinazolinone, is a sedative[?] hypnotic drug.
		Methaqualone was discovered by the Indian researcher M. Gujiral in 1955 during a antimalarial research program.
		It was marketed as a sleeping pill from the 1960s under a number of tradenames including Renoval, Melsed and in combination with an antihistamine as Mandrax.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/me/Methaqualone.html (283 words)

	NIDA - About NIDA - Organization - CEWG Publications - Identifying and Monitoring Emerging Drug Use Problems - A ...
		The data showed that methaqualone use was prevalent in younger, white populations in the Miami area and that the drug was often used in combination with alcohol.
		In August 1984, methaqualone was placed in Schedule I of the Controlled Substance Act to prohibit the manufacturing, distribution and possession of this drug in the United States and its territories except for research.
		Previously, illicit methaqualone had been smuggled from Columbia and Mexico where it was tableted from bulk powder manufactured in producing countries and subsequently diverted by international traffickers.
	www.nida.nih.gov /CEWG/Retro.html (7735 words)

	Drug Effects -- Methaqualone
		Methaqualone represents more than 60 per cent of all drugs seized on the street and that are submitted to the National Forensic Science Laboratories (FSL) of the South African Police Service.
		Methaqualone was introduced into the South African pharmaceutical market under the trade name Mandrax, a formulation containing methaqualone (250 mg) and diphenhydramine hydrochloride (25 mg).
		Methaqualone is currently regarded as an Undesirable Dependence-Producing Substance and is listed in Part III of Schedule 2 of the South African Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act, 1992 (Act No 140 of 1992).
	www.saps.gov.za /drugs/meth.htm (487 words)

	Treatment for Methaqualone dependence in adults (Cochrane Review)
		Dependence and abuse of methaqualone, a type of sedative-hypnotic, is a major public health problem in parts of Africa and India.
		Methaqualone is a potent quinazoline, a class of sedative-hypnotics, that has a high potential for abuse.
		While the oral use of methaqualone (Quaalude, Mandrax) has waned in western countries since the mid-late 1980's, the practice of smoking methaqualone is a serious public health problem in South Africa, other parts of Africa and India.
	www.update-software.com /ABSTRACTS/AB004146.htm (506 words)

	TIME.com: The Deadly Downer -- Mar. 5, 1973 -- Page 1
		Methaqualone is rapidly becoming one of the most popular —and dangerous—drugs of abuse in the U.S. The Government has only recently recognized its dangers and moved toward establishing controls.
		On the street and on campus, methaqualone is known by various corruptions of its trade names: "quads" (from Quaalude, made by William H. Rorer Inc.), "French Quaalude" (from mispronunciation of Parest, the Parke, Davis and Co. brand name), and as "soap-ers" (from Sopor, made by Arnar-Stone Laboratories Inc.).
		Methaqualone and alcohol are synergistic: one multiplies the effects of the other.
	www.time.com /time/archive/preview/0,10987,903912,00.html (653 words)

	DEA History Book, 1980 - 1985
		Methaqualone, also called "Quaalude," was first marketed in the United States in 1965 as a sedative.
		One contributing factor to the increase of methaqualone abuse was the establishment of "stress clinics" in New York, New Jersey, and Florida.
		At the peak of the U.S. methaqualone problem in the early 1980s, an estimated 85 percent of the methaqualone tablets that were being abused in the U.S. were counterfeit Quaalude tablets from overseas sources.
	www.usdoj.gov /dea/pubs/history/deahistory_03.htm (6458 words)

	Erowid Methaqualone Vault : Timeline
		Methaqualone is sold by the Boots company under the names Melsed and Melsedin and by Marck as Renoval.
		Methaqualone becomes a commercial success in the United States where it is sold under the name Quaalude.
		Methaqualone is placed in Schedule II in the United States making it difficult to prescribe and illegal to possess without a prescription.
	www.erowid.org /chemicals/methaqualone/methaqualone_timeline.php (179 words)

	Drug Info
		Also known as quaalude and lude, Methaqualone is a sedative-hypnotic originally prescribed to reduce anxiety during the day or to act as a sleeping aid.
		In the 1970s, it was a popular college pastime to combine methaqualone with wine, in a process known as "luding out".
		Methaqualone causes a reduction in heart and breathing rate and blood pressure.
	www.isate.memphis.edu /sedativehypnotics.html (316 words)

	Glutethimide & Methaqualone
		Glutethimide (Doriden®) was introduced in 1954 and methaqualone ("Quaalude" Sopor®) in 1965 as safe barbiturate substitutes.
		Experience demonstrated, however; that their addiction liability and the severity of withdrawal symptoms were similar to those of barbiturates.
		In 1991, glutethimide was transferred into Schedule II in response to an upsurge in the prevalence of diversion, abuse, and overdose deaths.
	www.streetdrugs.org /methaqualone.htm (119 words)

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		NEW DELHI: Going by Methaqualone smuggling trends in the recent past, enforcement agencies her in the Capital suspect that the 4,400 kg consignment seized by the Delhi police on Sunday was probably meant for one of the African countries.
		Smuggling of Methaqualone, which is a recreational drug especially for those who cannot afford costlier stuff like cocaine and heroin, had become a major challenge for drug enforcement agencies in the early 1990s and several big seizures were made during this period.
		A study of the seizures suggested that a big chunk of the Methaqualone produced in the country was meant not for domestic consumption but for smuggling to African countries, mainly South Africa.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006083017730400.htm&date=2006/08/30/&prd=th& (353 words)

	Drug Free Workplace - Drugs of Abuse - METHAQUALONE: :
		Experience showed, however, that their addiction liability and the severity of withdrawal symptoms were similar to those of barbiturates.
		Overdose by glutethimide and methaqualone is more difficult to treat than barbiturate overdose, and deaths have frequently occurred.
		Methaqualone, under the trade name "Quaalude," was a widely prescribed sedative hypnotic in the 1970's.
	www.drugfreeworkplace.com /drugsofabuse/methaqualone.htm (218 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		A number of methaqualone factories have been busted in the country during this years by NCB, DRI and Customs.
		DRI busted a methaqualone factory in Hyderabad with huge quantity of drug and the chemcials used in its manufacture and customs busted one factory in Rajasthan.
		Methaqualone, a psychotropic substance, is often sold in illicit markets as 'mandrax' tablets.
	narcoticsindia.nic.in /Methaqualone.html (257 words)

	Determination of Methaqualone in Urine by Metabolite Detection Via Gas Chromatography
		The ready availability and frequent abuse of methaqualone have led to the development of methods of analysis for methaqualone and its metabolites in biologic fluids.
		Only a small fraction of the dose was detected as the unchanged drug in the urine of the rat, while the major portion of the dose was hydroxylated and excreted as glucuronide conjugates.
		By comparison of these twelve metabolites with a series of synthesized monohydroxy derivatives of methaqualone they were able to identify five monohydroxy metabolites of the drug.
	www.astm.org /JOURNALS/FORENSIC/PAGES/3857.htm (392 words)

	MO Dept of Mental Health - Alcohol & Drug Abuse
		There are three primary groups of depressants: barbiturates, methaqualone, and tranquilizers.
		Methaqualone was originally prescribed to reduce anxiety and also as a sleeping aid.
		Methaqualone is a white, bitter-tasting crystalline powder, usually made into tablets or capsules.
	www.dmh.missouri.gov /ada/facts/depressants.htm (443 words)

	THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 15, Ch. 195, Drug Use And Dependence (Substance Use Disorders; Drug Addiction; Drug Abuse; ...
		Methaqualone, which was pervasively misused, was moved to federal Schedule I and is no longer legally available in the USA.
		Fake methaqualone contains OTC antihistamines or, rarely, large doses of diazepam.
		Meprobamate, the original tranquilizer, is similar to barbiturates and should not be considered a safer sedative.
	www.merck.com /mrkshared/mmanual/section15/chapter195/195d.jsp (1005 words)

	Medical Dictionary: Methaqualone - WrongDiagnosis.com - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Methaqualone: sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse
		Methaqualone: A sedative, hypnotic agent that was used for insomnia, but was taken off of the market, in the U.S., in 1983 due to its high risk of abuse.(NCI)
		A hierarchical classification of Methaqualone: The following list attempts to classify Methaqualone into categories where each line is subset of the next.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /medical/methaqualone_printer.htm (176 words)

	Fact Sheet - SEDATIVE-HYPNOTICS
		As with the barbiturates, tolerance and dependence can develop if benzodiazepines are taken regularly in high doses over prolonged periods of time.
		Methaqualone ("Sopors," "ludes") was originally prescribed to reduce anxiety during the day and as a sleeping aid.
		The dangers from abusing methaqualone include injury or death from car accidents caused by faulty judgment and drowsiness, and convulsions, coma, and death from overdose.
	www.well.com /user/woa/fsseda.htm (685 words)

	OST Product 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		We strongly suggest that methaqualone not be requested as a routine urine drug test because methaqualone has not been produced in the United States since the mid 1980's.
		Its use is extremely rare and is encountered so infrequently that its inclusion in a drug test is useless.
		Barbiturates is a class of drugs known as depressants and include at least eight separate compounds.
	www.onesourcetox.com /prod02.htm (261 words)

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		Date: 1995/06/29 newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.drugs.hard >>As far as I'm aware, methaqualone is no longer available in the US in any >>form.
		I believe the Brits still have their >"mandies" (Mandrax- methaqualone and an antihistamine) and it's doubtless >still available in other countries.
		They seemed to just vanish around 1980 or so, but by then everyone was doing so much coke that no one noticed.
	balder.prohosting.com /adhpage/arc_np/pharm_quaaludes.txt (757 words)

	FRONTLINE: the meth epidemic: the quaalude lesson \| PBS
		The key chemical needed to make Quaalude was methaqualone, first developed in India in the 1950s as an anti-malarial drug.
		Gene Haislip, the DEA's number three man at the time, was the idea man behind shutting down Quaaludes.
		He came up with the solution to go after Quaaludes at their source: the chemical manufacturers of methaqualone powder in West Germany, Austria, Hungary, and China.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/meth/faqs/quaaludes.html (591 words)

	Dynamic Adsorbents, LLC Catalog: Chromatography, alumina, silica gels, sorbents
		It is difficult to distinguish between methaqualone and substances with simular R
		If this problem arises, methaqualone may be identified by the mass spectrum of the substances adhering to
		For improve differentiation, the spot detected on the plate under UV-light was scraped off, the sample was extracted with diethyl ether, decanted, enriched in a small amount of Silica Gel and placed directly into the ion-source of the mass spectrometer.
	www.dynamicadsorbents.com /applications.htm (817 words)

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