# ludes anyone?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ludes-anyone/706943>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 11, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ludes-anyone/706943 "2014-12-11T14:20:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ludes-anyone/706943/21 "2016-08-21T18:05:36Z")

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It took you two years to return to this thread, and that’s your update?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ludes-anyone/706943/22 "2016-08-21T18:09:12Z")

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> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#):
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> It took you two years to return to this thread, and that’s your update?

He’s been…sluggish.

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**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ludes-anyone/706943/23 "2016-08-21T21:11:44Z")

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Sounds like _inter—ludes_, as opposed to _quaa—ludes_

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**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ludes-anyone/706943/24 "2016-08-21T21:23:10Z")

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If you’re looking to abuse hypnotic/sedatives, Ambien has been generic for quite some time.

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**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ludes-anyone/706943/25 "2016-08-22T01:01:42Z")

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Cheech and Chong’s Up in Smoke featured qualudes to hilarious effect.

yep, I would say much better than something like seco barbital. Ancient history now…

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