A pill/capsule that is a CNS Depressant (Central Nervous
System) with similar properities to barbiturates, and similar addictive and withdrawal properities. It was quickly pulled from the markets in the
USA as a result of wide-spread abuse, although it did enjoy a number of years as a near
top-selling sedative/hypnotic before being made Schedule I and thus banned in the
USA. Worldwide it is a Schedule
II controlled substance under international law and thus available by prescription in most nations...
Quaalude is a brand-name for methaqualone (C16 H14 N2 O)... In other words, Methaqualone is a
downer, a depressant, similar to barbiturates in most every way, although probably more addictive.