1. By: Nicholas Anaya Period- 3
Valium
By: Nicholas Anaya
Period- 3

2. Names
Valium, commonly know as diazepam, has the chemical formula of C16-H13-Cl-N2-O.
Chemical (IUPAC) name: 7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-1-methyl-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one.

3. Street Names Vs (Veez) Vallums Valley Girls Yellow Vs (5 mg)
Dead Flower Powers
Foofoo
Sleep Away
Downers
Forget Pills
Tranqs
Blue Vs (10 mg)
Benzos
Howards (for Howard Hughes, notorious valium user)

4. Classification Valiums is part of the benzodiazepine family.
It is listed under Schedule IV.
Barbiturate

5. History
In the 1950s, doctors developed the first tranquilizers for use in psychiatric hospitals.
For decades, the options for patients were no tranquilizers or a major dose of tranquilizers.
Doctors wanted to find a middle ground between the two extremes and in 1970, diazepam was made by Leo Sternbach who died at the age of 97 on September 28, 2005.

6. History
Originally, Leo was suppose to tweak Milton but decided to make his own drug.
After being told to stop, Leo continued to make his own drug in his free time.
The first benzodiazepine, Librium, was made but Leo did not present it because he was not suppose to work on it.
Three years later, Valium was created.

7. Valium Valium is a synthetic substance.
In order to detect valium in a system, a urine test is used.
No specific lethal dose for humans.
LD50-Rats 1200 mg/kg
LD50- Dog 1000 mg/kg
LD50- Mice 700 mg/kg

8. The User
The most common abusers of valium are usually the ones prescribed to it.
Teens can easily get it if a family member uses it.
The abuser most likely abuses the drug because valium produces a calming effect.
The drug is usually obtained through prescription.

9. Affects Valium can be taken orally (pills) or in liquid form.
Valium is used to treat anxiety, relieves muscle spasms, treat acute alcohol withdrawal symptoms, and seizures. Valium can also cause a calming effect.
For the most part, valium is not very addicting and is used for medicinal value. However, when taken in large dosages valium can create a psychological dependency.
Since the body can build tolerance to valium fairly quickly, more of the drug is needed to create a euphoric effect the abuser is looking for.

10. Risks
The common health risks are drowsiness, dizziness, fatigue, constipation, blurred vision, or headaches.
Some more serious risks are memory problems, hallucinations, trouble walking, trouble urinating, abdominal pain, etc.
Valium is suppose to treat for anxiety but when the drug is being abused it can have the opposite effect, People are more easily irritable, increase in anxiety and paranoia.

11. Consequences
The physical consequences for abusing valium are nausea, body aches, tremors, insomnia, etc.
The psychological consequences for abusing valium are mood swings, paranoia, increased anxiety, much more irritable, etc.
There are treatments that require a detox phase. From there an actual treatment program much be chosen that range from teen-specific, gender-specific, or the 12-step program.

12. Consequences
Valium may be possessed through prescription but must not be supplied to people that do not need it.
Maximum penalty for possession in non medicinal form is two years in jail and/or a fine.
Maximum penalty for supply is five years in jail and/or a fine.

13. Works Cited
1) Benzodiazepines. Retrieved December 16, 2012, from Drug Detection website:
2) Diazepam. (1996). Retrieved December 16, 2012, from INCHEM home website:

14. Works Cited
3) Leo Sternbach, 97; Invented valium, Many Other Drugs. (2005, October 1). Retrieved from LATimes website:
4) Top Ten Street Names for Valium (Diazepam). (2011, May 4). Retrieved from Addiction blog website:

15. Works Cited
5) Valium. (2012, October 25). Retrieved December 16, 2012, from rxlist website:
6) Valium Addiction. Retrieved December 16, 2012, from Axis Residential Treatment website:

16. Works Cited
7) Valium Inventor Leo Sternbach Dies At 97. (2005, October 3). Retrieved December 16, 2012, from Forbes website: