Weekly Dose: Valium, the ‘safer choice’ that led to dependence and addiction

Weekly Dose: Valium, the 'safer choice' that led to dependence and addictionMoira Sim, Edith Cowan UniversityValium is a brand name for diazepam, which belongs to a group of drugs called benzodiazepines. Also included in this class are temazepam, oxazepam, nitrazepam, clonazepam, alprazolam, midazolam and flunitrazepam.Benzodiazepines remain among the most widely prescribed psychotropic medications – that