The Rise and Fall of Quaaludes: From Studio 54 to the DEA's Most Wanted Drug | History For Sleep

Описание: In the 1970s, Quaaludes were everywhere—handed out like candy at Studio 54, prescribed by doctors as a safe sleep aid, and immortalized in disco culture as "disco biscuits." But the story of methaqualone is far darker than its glamorous reputation suggests. This is the tale of how a legitimate pharmaceutical breakthrough became America's most abused sedative, and the only genuine victory in the War on Drugs.

CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - Introduction: The Drug That Was Too Good
00:03:16 - Chapter 1: The Accident That Started Everything
00:13:01 - Chapter 2: Marketing the Miracle
00:23:27 - Chapter 3: When the Drug Became the Party
00:33:54 - Chapter 4: The Body Count Begins
00:45:50 - Chapter 5: The Business Problem
00:56:26 - Chapter 6: The DEA's Unprecedented Gambit
01:09:04 - Chapter 7: The Ghost That Never Died
01:16:56 - Chapter 8: Lessons We Refuse to Learn

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A Note On Video Creation:
As many people have been wondering or stating that this is AI, I will therefore go through my process. The voice is a digital replica of a professional voice-over artist, and therefore there will be mispronunciations, but I will do my best to make it sound right. If it doesn't, perhaps some of you can get a good laugh. The imagery is made by an AI image generator, which I use to bring my visualizations to life. Research is done by both me and Google's search engine AI to ensure factual accuracy. This can then cause some repetition in the script because the goal is to have 1+ hours for those seeking to fall asleep but I will do my best to ensure little to no repetition is made.

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