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Valium, Prescription benzodiazepine
Valium (diazepam), 10 mg tablets, shown with ruler for scale. Diazepam, a depressant, is used to relieve anxiety, muscle spasms, and seizures and to control agitation caused by alcohol withdrawal. A depressant is a drug that depresses the function or activity of a specific part of the brain. Depressants are also occasionally referred to as "downers." Depressants are widely used throughout the world as prescription medicines and as illicit substances. Effects include anxiolysis, pain relief, sedation or somnolence, cognitive/memory impairment, as well as in some instances euphoria, dissociation, muscle relaxation, lowered blood pressure or heart rate, respiratory depression, and anticonvulsant effects; complete anesthesia or death at can result at high doses.
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