The quaalude comeback: a once ‘extinct’ drug from the 70s makes a resurgence

Summary

Underground chemists are now producing the notorious party drug after a Scorsese film sparked renewed interest Quaaludes all but vanished after the US banned the euphoria-inducing sleeping pills in 1984. The sweeping measure was the one unequivocal success of the “war on drugs”, since “ludes” were produced entirely by the pharmaceutical industry – which complied with the order to cease doing so. “We eliminated the problem,” said former Drug Enforcement Administration diversion control head Gene Haislip. “We beat them.” Continue reading...

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