Not quite sure if this is what you were asking about or not.. but I know in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Thompson says, "Eat some fucking reds, shoots some smack, smoke some grass."

So, I did some research of my own on Erowid, and found that..

""Reds" was a slang term used for Seconal (sodium quinalbarbitone) which came in red capsules. Seconal was one of the more popular recreational barbiturates when they were more readily available in the 60's and 70's."

http://www.erowid.org/ask/ask.cgi?ID=1617

Hope that helps!
Hempamasta Reviewed by Hempamasta on . reds? hey, what is meant by reds? It means the strain has like little red hairs all in it (?) , but what exactly does this mean? what is the difference between reds and others Rating: 5