These drugs, imprinted with the number "714" on the tablet, were initially introduced as a safe barbiturate substitute to help induce sleep, but were later shown to have addiction and withdrawal symptoms similar to other prescription barbiturates.

[21] [22] Methaqualone was manufactured in the United States under the name Quaalude by the pharmaceutical firms Rorer and Lemmon with the numbers 714 stamped on the tablet, so people often referred to Quaalude as 714's, "Lemmons", or "Lemmon 7's".

2021年3月22日 · Quaalude is the trade name for methaqualone. In 1965, William H. Rorer Pharmaceuticals introduced it to the medical community as a safe barbiturate substitute to induce sleep. It later shown to have addiction and withdrawal symptoms similar to …

2022年6月1日 · Lemmon 714 is a sedative that increases the activity of the GABA receptors in the brain and nervous system, similarly to benzodiazepines and barbiturates. When GABA activity is increased, blood pressure drops and breathing and pulse …

The circular white tablets, manufactured by the Pennsylvania-based Lemmon company with the text “Lemmon 714” stamped in large letters, became a staple of the party scene due to their euphoric effects. Those numbers remain iconic today, still found on illicitly manufactured fake “quaalude” pills sold by dealers.

2025年2月28日 · The tablets have the number 714 emblazoned on them. Quaalude pills were introduced as a supposedly safer alternative to barbiturates for those experiencing problems with sleep. Much like in the recent past with the opioid epidemic, these claims about Quaalude’s safety turned out to be hollow.

2024年1月13日 · According to Rorer’s chairman, Jack Eckman, the drug accounted for less than “2 % of their sales but 98% of their headaches.” For this reason, Rorer sold the rights to make Quaaludes to the firm Lemmon — and Lemmon 714 methaqualone — or “Lemons” or Lemon 7s,” as it was known on the street — was born.

Methaqualone is a member of the class of quinazolines that is quinazolin-4-one substituted at positions 2 and 3 by methyl and o-tolyl groups respectively. A depressant that increases the activity of the GABA receptors in the brain and nervous system, it is used as a sedative and hypnotic medication.

RORER 714-013 (2016) Limited Edition of 7 Copies . A Side: 4:30 Brush Fires in The Social Landscape. 0:25 Fire In My Belly. 2:05 Silence = Death. Lathe Cut Recordings Manufactured by: Audio Geography, USA.

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