Diazepam (Valium)
Overview
Diazepam (or Valium) is a popular benzodiazepine drug used mainly in the treatment of insomnia, anxiety, panic attacks, and sometimes for alcohol and opiate withdrawal.
• Sedative
• Relaxant
• Headaches/dizziness
• Memory problems (particularly if sleep is interrupted)
• Tremors/shakiness
Tablets:
Small, white or off-white tablets, usually 2mg when prescribed
Yellow or off-white tablets are usually 5mg
Blue tablets are usually 10mg
Oral solutions of 2mg/5ml or 5mg/5ml (with sugar free versions available) and injectable formulations of 5mg/mL exist
Rectal tubes also exist as 2mg/mL and 4mg/mL formulations
Orally: swallowed as a tablet/capsule, drunk as an oral solution)
Snorted: The tablets are sometimes crushed and taken nasally
Injected: injectable formulations as well as gelcaps are known to be used intravenously (injected into the limbs, groin or neck) or intramuscularly
Taken rectally: using rectal tubes