diazepam
noun
di·az·e·pam
dī-ˈa-zə-ˌpam 
: a tranquilizer C16H13ClN2O used especially to relieve anxiety and tension and as a muscle relaxant
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These include: Benzodiazepines like Xanax (alprazolam), Valium (diazepam), and Ativan (lorazepam)
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Corticosteroids like prednisone can also trigger psoriasis if stopped abruptly.
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Maureen Salamon, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2024
The most common ones used are diazepam, clonazepam, lorazepam and midazolam.
—Jacob Pellinen, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2024
More than half of the diazepam sheep then ate from the bucket.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2016
The latter two substances are used primarily as anti-anxiety drugs; diazepam is sold under the brand name Valium.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2024
Ryan’s lawyers stressed that one of three drugs found in Harris’s body — diazepam — comes in a pill form and was taken by Harris herself.
—Dan Morse, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
In September 1974, two people off-roading on a fire road came upon the body of a person who was believed to have died three to five days earlier from accidental alcohol and diazepam intoxication, authorities said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2023
Schlicht’s body was found on Sept. 14, 1974, and his cause of death was originally ruled as accidental alcohol and diazepam intoxication, the sheriff’s department said.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023
In 1980, homicide investigators linked other deaths from alcohol and diazepam intoxication that occurred two years prior in Southern California, including Orange County, and the deaths were ruled homicides.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2023
Maureen Salamon, Verywell Health, 10 Apr. 2024
The most common ones used are diazepam, clonazepam, lorazepam and midazolam.
—Jacob Pellinen, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2024
More than half of the diazepam sheep then ate from the bucket.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2016
The latter two substances are used primarily as anti-anxiety drugs; diazepam is sold under the brand name Valium.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2024
Ryan’s lawyers stressed that one of three drugs found in Harris’s body — diazepam — comes in a pill form and was taken by Harris herself.
—Dan Morse, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
In September 1974, two people off-roading on a fire road came upon the body of a person who was believed to have died three to five days earlier from accidental alcohol and diazepam intoxication, authorities said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2023
Schlicht’s body was found on Sept. 14, 1974, and his cause of death was originally ruled as accidental alcohol and diazepam intoxication, the sheriff’s department said.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2023
In 1980, homicide investigators linked other deaths from alcohol and diazepam intoxication that occurred two years prior in Southern California, including Orange County, and the deaths were ruled homicides.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2023
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diazepam
noun
di·az·e·pam
dī-ˈaz-ə-ˌpam
: a synthetic tranquilizer C16H13ClN2O used especially to relieve anxiety and tension and as a muscle relaxant see valium
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