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Methaqualone was introduced into the United States in the 1960s as a nonbarbiturate sedative/hypnotic. Although originally considered to have low potential for abuse, methaqualone quickly gained the reputation of producing a “high” without also producing sedation and thereafter nontherapeutic usage became widespread.
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Abel, E.L. (1985). Methaqualone. In: Psychoactive Drugs and Sex. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3638-7_13
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