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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 130, No. 2

Articles | February 01, 1973

Quaalude Alley: A One-Way Street

T. PETER BRIDGE; EVERETT H. ELLINWOOD

Am J Psychiatry 1973;130:217-219.

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Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. 27710

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. 27710

1973, The American Psychiatric Association

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Methaqualone (Quaalude), a nonbarbiturate sedative, was introduced to the American public as a nonaddicting drug with low abuse potential. Unfortunately, it has become the newest drug of abuse. The authors outline the effects of the drug and discuss two patients who had adverse effects after abusing Quaalude. They stress the need for tighter controls on nonbarbiturate sedatives.

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