When was valium released

Although scientists warn that Valium is not the same as illegal drugs like heroin, they do suggest that both stimulate similar dopamine mechanisms. Further research could prompt pharmaceutical companies to redesign BDZ drugs like Valium and Xanax to exclude the addictive side effect. Mystery of Valium addiction revealed Drugs such as Valium and Xanax could be redesigned after a study on mice has revealed the mechanism which makes them addictive.

Diazepam Valium. History Diazepam was developed in by the Polish chemist Dr. Share Facebook Twitter. They are often seen as responsible for the benzodiazepine problem. But GPs may not always be the initiator.

They often take over the care of patients who have been started on benzodiazepines by psychiatrists or during hospital admissions. Psychiatrists commonly prescribe these medications as an add-on to antidepressant treatment to reduce anxiety and to increase the likelihood that patients will adhere to treatments and respond early.

Today there is a broad spectrum of people and contexts where benzodiazepines are used, from the clearly legitimate short-term situations in known patients to deliberate drug misuse and sale in people with chaotic and sometimes aggressive behaviour. Further, with an increasingly internationally networked world, benzodiazepines can now be purchased on the internet without a prescription.

The promotion of the dangers of inadequate sleep also results in people seeking medications to reach the goal of seven to nine hours of sleep. In some cases, there are underlying causes that can be treated or healthy sleep habits can improve sleep.

In other cases, a person may feel well and simply need less sleep. New guidelines now recognise individual variations with a broader range of possible appropriate sleep durations of six to ten hours in adults aged years, and five to nine hours in those aged 65 years and over.

Clinicians need to discuss the potential side effects of sedative drugs with patients, emphasising the risk of dependence and cognitive decline.

They also need to promote non-drug approaches for managing stress, insomnia and anxiety, such as cognitive behavioural therapy, and reinforce that sedative drugs do not work in the long term.

Festival of Social Science — Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire. Edition: Available editions United Kingdom. Become an author Sign up as a reader Sign in. Long-term use is not recommended because of the known side effects. But it took two decades, after its release in the s, to recognise this. Moira Sim , Edith Cowan University.