THE EFFECTS OF METHAQUALONE USE

The drug methaqualone is a sedative.

It can depress the central nervous system just like any barbiturates. In the 1960s and 1970s, this drug was used as a sedative as well as an anxiolytic in the treatment of insomnia. 

Some of the common effects consist of sleepiness, euphoria and calmness.

It can also decrease the rate of respiration and heartbeat. Excess quantity can cause unclear speech, inflexibility of muscle and depression.

Overdose of methaqualone can lead to convulsions, hallucinations, nausea, coma, renal deficiency and even death by respiratory or cardiac arrest. These are similar to barbiturate poisoning except in this case, the user will have movement problems and are less likely to suffer from respiratory depression or cardiac depression.

Why is the drug preferred?

-         Release from anxiety, mental stress and pressure.

-         Release from after effects of withdrawal or over-stimulation symptoms from other drugs or medications.

Methaqualone can cause long term as well as short-term effects, which resemble the effects of other drugs, which can depress the CNS. These consist of respiratory depression, cardiac depression, increasing tolerance to the drug, physical and mental dependence on the drug and decrease in the mental activities.