Valium

[val-ee-uhm]

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. a brand of diazepam.

Valium

/ ˈvælɪəm /

noun

1. a brand of diazepam used as a tranquillizer See also benzodiazepine

valium

1. A common prescription tranquilizer; trademark for the drug diazepam.

Example Sentences

Deaths involving benzodiazepines - including prescribed diazepam and counterfeit tablets such as 'street Valium' - rose rapidly over the last decade and were a major factor in the drug deaths crisis.

From BBC

These blue pills were a fake and powerful version of the anti-anxiety medication, Valium, and they were deadly.

From BBC

Osbourne later said that his unshakable stupor was due to his use of Valium and a host of other powerful narcotics prescribed by a Beverly Hills physician under investigation for overprescribing drugs to celebrity patients.

From Los Angeles Times

Tobacco is also big on the smuggling list, as is cannabis, but Mr Baird said they have recently found needles, syringes and steroids, as well as street Valium.

From BBC

He died in 2012, at age 54, from an accidental overdose of alcohol and Valium.

From Los Angeles Times