1. Matthew Flynn Tech and Assess Dr. Cone Due Date: November 17, 2010 Audience: 9-12 grade

3. Street Name-ludes, drunk pills, v’s blues Brand Name- Valium or Diastat Chemical Name- The chemical name of diazepam is 7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-1- methyl-5-phenyl-2H-1,4- benzodiazepin-2-one.

4. Diazepam (valium) is a benzodiazepine anxiolytic used in the treatment of anxiety disorders, seizures, muscle spasms, and alcohol withdrawal. It is one of the best known benzodiazepines.

5. Description of the action of Valium Never fully clarified appears to act on the nerves that use GABA as the neurotransmitt er

6. There pictures from top left to bottom right: picture of a mother(essentially addicted to valium), 2 pills of valium, a picture of the package valium comes in, and an advid fan of valium.

7. Valium debuted in 1963 in the U.S. drug prescription market It was developed in New Jersey by Dr. Leo Sternbach These drugs were targeted for middle class citizens The ratio of the people who used it favored two and a half to one in favor of the women

8. Valium is used to treat anxiety, alcohol withdrawl and seizures Also provides sedation before medical procedures A secret use many people do not know of is to use after waking up after a nightmare

9. Schedule Rating- Schedule 2 It has a high potential for abuse It is currently accepted in the U.S. Today Its use may lead to dependence

10. On the street-$2.00 Prescription-$3.00-$4.00

11.  Regular- 2 mg to 10 mg  Alcohol withdrawl-10 mg  Convulsive Disorders- 2mg to 10mg two to four times daily

12. Valium Overdose -Drowsiness -Confusion -Coma -Slow reflexes

13. -Slows down the activity in the central nervous system - The medicine works as a sedative increasing the GABA chemical in your brain -Slows down the blood flow severely

14. -Valium is very addicting and does not take many doses to get addicted - It leaves many people dependent on it especially when they need to do something to relax themselve - hyperexcited states, anxiety, agitation, aggressiveness, irritability, rage, hallucinations, psychoses, delusions, increased muscle spasticity, insomnia, sleep disturbances, and nightmares.

15. VALIUMALCOHOL

16. THESE TWO DRUGS COMPARE QUITE WELL

17. -drowsiness -tiredness -dry mouth -diarrhea -upset stomach -change of appetite -restlessness -urinary problems -blurred vision -Non sex driven -seizures -fever -irregular heartbeat -rashes -yellowing of the skin

18. “What a drag it is getting old "Kids are different today," I hear ev'ry mother say Mother needs something today to calm her down And though she's not really ill There's a little yellow pill She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper And it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day” -The Rolling Stones

19. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfGYS Hy1jQs

20. http://www.bookrags.com/history/valium-sjpc-05/ http://www.cbwinfo.com/Pharmaceuticals/Valium.h tml http://www.drugs.com/pro/valium.html http://ezinearticles.com/?Effects-of- Valium&id=119769 http://www.rxlist.com/valium-drug.htm