Valium
Branded muscle relaxant
Valium is a brand name for diazepam, a sedative drug used to treat anxiety, muscle spasms, and seizures.
It belongs to the benzodiazepine class of drugs, which have calming effects on the central nervous system.
Valium became widely prescribed in the 1970s and entered popular culture as a symbol of medicating away stress: She popped a Valium before the flight.
The name is sometimes used generically for any tranquilizer.
Anti-anxiety benzodiazepine
- benzodiazepineSedative drug class
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
- tranquilizerSubstance that induces calm
pill · tablet · dosage · milligram · pharmacy · doctor · refill · generic
Jagger's legendary rock group
- housewifeHome-focused married woman
- sixtiesNumbers sixty through sixty-nine
- seventies1970-1979 period
- suburbanOf residential outskirts
Mad Men · counterculture · Betty Ford · nervous breakdown · doctor shopping · stigma · glamorization
Persistent apprehensive distress
- muscle relaxantAgent reducing tissue tension
- seizuresInvoluntary convulsions or takings
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
- spasmsSudden involuntary muscle contractions
panic attacks · alcohol withdrawal · tension · agitation · preoperative · anesthesia · sedation · anticonvulsant
Compulsive substance reliance
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- taperingProgressive decrease in width
- detoxSubstance removal process
rehab · dependence · abuse · overdose · relapse · craving · habituation · cross-tolerance
State of near-sleep
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- relaxationState of being unwound
- calmFree from agitation
- numbnessLoss of sensation
dizziness · slurred speech · impairment · lethargy · foggy · disorientation · amnesia · ataxia
diazepam
Anti-anxiety benzodiazepine
- benzodiazepineSedative drug class
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
tranquilizer · pill · tablet · dosage · milligram · pharmacy · doctor · refill · generic · brand
Rolling Stones
Jagger's legendary rock group
suburban · Mad Men · counterculture · Betty Ford · nervous breakdown · doctor shopping · stigma · glamorization
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- muscle relaxantAgent reducing tissue tension
- seizuresInvoluntary convulsions or takings
- insomniaPersistent inability to rest
spasms · panic attacks · alcohol withdrawal · tension · agitation · preoperative · anesthesia · sedation · anticonvulsant · tremors
addiction
Compulsive substance reliance
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- taperingProgressive decrease in width
detox · rehab · dependence · abuse · overdose · relapse · craving · habituation · cross-tolerance · discontinuation
drowsiness
State of near-sleep
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- relaxationState of being unwound
- calmFree from agitation
numbness · dizziness · slurred speech · impairment · lethargy · foggy · disorientation · amnesia · ataxia · fatigue
- controlled substancescocaine, fentanyl, codeine, heroin, morphine
- injectablesvaccine, filler, insulin, dermal filler, epidural
- sedativessedative, sedatives, tranq, tranks, tranquilizers
- anxiolyticsanxiolytics, benzodiazepines, benzos, alprazolam, Xanax
- benzodiazepinesdiazepam, lorazepam, alprazolam, clonazepam, temazepam
- depressantssedatives, hypnotics, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, tranquilizers
Valiumamphetamine
Central nervous system stimulant
methamphetamine · Adderall · crystal meth · uppers · stimulant
Valiumcognitive behavioral therapy
Treatment restructuring harmful thought patterns
exposure therapy · meditation · mindfulness · talk therapy · psychotherapy
- valid argumentReasoning where conclusion follows necessarily
- valid ticket
- not valid
- valid marriageLegally enforceable spousal bond