Editing Methaqualone (section)

=== Popular culture ===
Quaaludes are mentioned in the 1983 film ''[[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]]'', when Al Pacino's character Tony Montana says, "Another quaalude... she'll love me again." The little white pills, referred to as "ludes," get a cameo along with several other illicit drugs in the 1983 Baby Boomer drama, ''[[The Big Chill (film)|The Big Chill]]''.<ref name=ludes>[https://www.yahoo.com/news/big-chill-boomers-stumble-truth-103056815.html The Big Chill: When Boomers Stumble on the Truth about Their Own Failings], ''National Review'', Kyle Smith, April 7, 2021</ref> Quaaludes are also referenced extensively in the 2013 film [[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|''The Wolf of Wall Street'']].<ref>{{Cite web | vauthors = Loughrey C | date = 18 September 2017 |title=Jordan Belfort had to teach Leonardo DiCaprio how to look like he was on drugs for Wolf of Wall Street |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/wolf-of-wall-street-leonardo-dicaprio-jordan-belfort-look-like-on-drugs-for-movie-quualudes-a7952646.html |access-date= 24 January 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> They are briefly mentioned in the movie ''[[Dinner in America]]'' as the reason behind the behavior of one of the characters.

Parody [[glam rock]]er "Quay Lewd", one of the costumed performance personae used by [[The Tubes|Tubes]] singer [[Fee Waybill]], was named after the drug. Many songs also refer to quaaludes, including the following: [[David Bowie]]'s "[[Time (David Bowie song)|Time]]" ("Time, in quaaludes and red wine") and "[[Rebel Rebel]]" ("You got your cue line/And a handful of 'ludes"); "Cosmic Doo Doo" by the American [[country music]] singer-songwriter [[Blaze Foley]] ("Got some quaaludes in their purse"); "[[That Smell]]" by [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]] ("Can't speak a word when you're full of 'ludes"); "[[Sheik Yerbouti|Flakes]]" by [[Frank Zappa]] ("(Wanna buy some mandies, Bob?)"); "[[Straight Edge (song)|Straight Edge]]" by [[Minor Threat]] ("Laugh at the thought of eating ludes"); "Kind of Girl" by [[French Montana]] ("That high got me feelin' like the Quaaludes from ''Wolf of Wall Street''"); and "[[Nights (Frank Ocean song)|Nights]]" by [[Frank Ocean]] ("This feel like a Quaalude")

[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 18)|Season 18]] of ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' addresses Quaalude administration as a [[date rape drug]] in episode 9, "Decline and Fall", which aired January 18, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christiantimes.com/trends/law-order-svu-season-18-episode-9-spoilers-bob-gunton-guest-stars-as-billionaire-rapist.html|title='Law & Order: SVU' season 18 episode 9 spoilers: Bob Gunton guest stars as billionaire rapist|website=The Christian Times|author=Janna Dela Cruz|language=en|date=January 15, 2017|access-date=February 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvfanatic.com/2017/01/law-and-order-svu-season-18-episode-9-review-decline-and-fall/|website=TV Fanatic|title=Law & Order: SVU Season 18 Episode 9 Review: Decline and Fall|author=Jack Ori|date=January 18, 2017|access-date=February 19, 2023}}</ref> In [[True Detective season 1]], [[Rust Cohle]]'s use of Quaaludes is briefly mentioned in several episodes.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2657398/characters/nm1865462 |title="True Detective" The Long Bright Dark (TV Episode 2014) - IMDb |access-date=2024-09-09 |via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>

It is also used by Patrick Melrose in [[Edward St Aubyn]]'s 1992 novel ''Bad News''.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

In the 2024 film ''[[Maria (2024 film)|Maria]]'', [[Maria Callas]], played by [[Angelina Jolie]], stuffs Mandrax into the pockets of her coats and bags so that she'll be able to escape detection by her butler/guardian  Ferruccio ([[Pierfrancesco Favino]]).