In fairness, if someone harangued me that way at bedtime, I'd gobble Placidyl, too. From Wordnik.com. [Forever Elvis] Reference
Also exposed was Rehnquist's 10-year addiction to Placidyl, a hallucingenic painkiller. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Rehnquist Files Reveal Drug -- and Executive-Power -- Abuse] Reference
Also exposed was Rehnquist\'s 10-year addiction to Placidyl, a hallucingenic painkiller. '. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Rehnquist Files Reveal Drug -- and Executive-Power -- Abuse] Reference
GUPTA: Well, you know, so -- so, that drug, this -- this Placidyl, affected the entire central nervous system. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 5, 2007] Reference
ARENA: In 1991, it became public that Rehnquist was addicted to a powerful and dangerous painkiller, Placidyl. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2007] Reference
ARENA: In 1981, it did become public that Rehnquist was addicted to a powerful and dangerous sedative, Placidyl. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2007] Reference
In 1986, the FBI conducted an intensive investigation into Rehnquist's dependence on Placidyl, a strong painkiller that he had taken since the early 1970s for insomnia and back pain. From Wordnik.com. ["Rehnquist expressed 'bizarre ideas and outrageous thoughts. He imagined, for example, that there was a CIA plot against him.'"] Reference
Although it is not clear if Rehnquist's drug problem affected his judgment, doctors who treated him told the FBI that toxicity from Placidyl might result in blurred vision, slurred speech and difficulty in moving. From Wordnik.com. [Medication Missteps] Reference
The FBI reports that Rehnquist was already taking the powerful hypnotic ethchlorvynol — marketed as Placidyl — to treat insomnia when, in 1972, he came under the care of a Capitol Hill doctor (whose name was redacted from the report). From Wordnik.com. [Medication Missteps] Reference
Whatever problems he had, it was a temporary medical problem caused by a doctor: Dr. Freeman Cary, then the attending physician of the Capitol -- whose services are also available to Supreme Court justices -- told agents that he began prescribing Placidyl to Rehnquist in 1972 for insomnia and continued to do so until the 1981 episode. From Wordnik.com. ["Rehnquist expressed 'bizarre ideas and outrageous thoughts. He imagined, for example, that there was a CIA plot against him.'"] Reference
There's Benadryl and Gelusil and Placidyl and Peritrate. From Wordnik.com. [The Formulary Song] Reference
(Personally, the memoir I'd have liked to read was William Rehnquist - The Placidyl Years. From Wordnik.com. [Jerry Stahl: Barry and Me] Reference
Placidyl capsule (500 mg). From Wordnik.com. [Variations (6): Big Pharma] Reference
Point two, they still make Placidyl. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Scheft: Dear Marty Fleck: Hybrid, Lo-cal...] Reference
Be a lamb, pop a Placidyl and get on it. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Scheft: Dear Marty Fleck: Hybrid, Lo-cal...] Reference
Placidyl, 311t. From Wordnik.com. [The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry] Reference
(Doriden), and others (Equanil, Placidyl, Valmid). From Wordnik.com. [The 1994 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Valium), methaqualone (Quaalude), glutethimide (Doriden), and others (Equanil, Placidyl, Valmid). From Wordnik.com. [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference
Placidyl 200 Mg. p.o. Placidyl 200 Mg. p.o. Placidyl 200 Mg. p.o. Pronestyl 250 Mg. p.o. Tylenol tablet p.o. —. From Wordnik.com. [Variations (6): Big Pharma] Reference
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