Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhat are some drugs you think will make a comeback like qualewds or thai sticks or window pane? Does history always repeats itself apply to drugs?message-squaremessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down18
arrow-up124arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some drugs you think will make a comeback like qualewds or thai sticks or window pane? Does history always repeats itself apply to drugs?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squarerosco385@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days ago qualewds That’s exactly how I would’ve though it was spelled too.But apparently… The drug name “Quaalude” is a portmanteau, combining the words “quiet interlude” and shared a stylistic reference to another drug marketed by the firm, Maalox.
minus-squarebrax@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoIs it bad that I learned the spelling through playing tons of DopeWars back in the 2000s? 🤣
minus-squaremyrmidex@belgae.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoMade me wonder what combination is behind Maalox. The acronym ‘MAALOX’ refers to the solution’s compositional elements: magnesium and aluminum as oxides. Damn, not as interesting as I’d hoped.
That’s exactly how I would’ve though it was spelled too.But apparently…
Is it bad that I learned the spelling through playing tons of DopeWars back in the 2000s? 🤣
Made me wonder what combination is behind Maalox.
Damn, not as interesting as I’d hoped.