Types
of Drugs - Valium
Substance: Valium (Diazepam)
Category: Depressant
Legal Status
Diazepam is a prescription-only medicine
(Schedule 4 drug). It may be possessed in
its medicinal form without a prescription
but it is an offence to supply it to others.
Short-term effects
Effects of drug last for up to 24 hours
and withdrawal symptoms begin up to seven
days after last dose. Symptoms include anxiety,
restlessness, tremor, feelings of unreality,
distortions of perceptions. Symptoms may
last for many months. There is a risk of
seizures following sudden withdrawal. Death
from overdose is rare but risks increase
if diazepam is mixed with other "downers"
like opiates, barbiturates or alcohol.
Scientific / Trade or Slang Name
Vallies, Roche
Method of use
Injected or swallowed. |
