How to Use diazepam in a Sentence

diazepam

noun

• Smith said the state would try to obtain more diazepam.
  — David Montero, latimes.com, 9 May 2018
• In 2019, the board also found Gupta had no records for diazepam and ketamine, even though the drugs were found on site, the affidavit said.
  — NBC News, 10 Mar. 2020
• For example, while diazepam has a half-life of up to 48 hours, the half-life of alprazolam can be as short as six hours.
  — Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2019
• 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
• The third group of sheep got a relaxing shot of diazepam, also known as Valium.
  — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2016
• And the state's supply of diazepam expired May 1 — a point hammered by Justice James Hardesty.
  — David Montero, latimes.com, 9 May 2018
• Employees said ketamine was rarely used at the practice and diazepam was never used at the practice.
  — NBC News, 10 Mar. 2020
• Agents also found vials of diazepam, a sedative, and ketamine, an anesthetic.
  — NBC News, 10 Mar. 2020
• Prior to transport, he was injected with three milligrams of diazepam and placed in a cat carrier.
  — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2018
• His clinical research group got Narcan nasal spray approved, and helped get a diazepam nasal spray approved for the treatment of epilepsy.
  — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 20 Sep. 2023
• Some generic versions that are commonly prescribed and are named in the CDC list are alprazolam and diazepam.
  — Terry Demio, Cincinnati.com, 25 Oct. 2019
• The plan doubles the number of possible injections of the sedative from four for diazepam to 10 for midazolam.
  — Ken Ritter, The Seattle Times, 3 July 2018
• But all types of nerve agent poisoning can be treated with standard antidotes such as atropine and diazepam.
  — Robert Chilcott, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2020
• The young girl was also given a prescription for diazepam, or Valium.
  — Russell Blair, courant.com, 12 May 2021
• Temeck wrote two prescriptions for 30-day supplies of diazepam (brand name Valium) and one for hydrocodone (brand name Vicodin).
  — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 26 Apr. 2017
• The curiosity of the mice who sniffed linalool mirrored that of mice who took the anti-anxiety medication diazepam.
  — Jillian Mock, Popular Science, 25 Oct. 2018
• First, to relax him, Sandoval would be given two milligrams of diazepam, better known as Valium.
  — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2017
• The Reno Gazette-Journal reached out to two medical experts to help explain how each of Nevada's lethal injection drugs (fentanyl, diazepam and cisatracurium) work and how they're used in medicine.
  — Ken Ritter, USA TODAY, 11 July 2018
• Benzodiazepines, such as as lorazepam and diazepam, are typically prescribed as a sleep aid and to treat anxiety.
  — Mark Lieber, CNN, 13 Apr. 2018
• Botox can also be used to reduce muscle spasms, especially when diazepam (an anti-anxiety drug) has failed to relax the muscles.
  — Richard David Leslie, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
• By the late '90s, for example, the classic antianxiety drug diazepam (also known as Valium) was still beating placebo in France and Belgium.
  — Steve Silberman, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2009
• 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
• Benzodiazepines such as alprazolam, diazepam and lorazepam can be helpful when taken on a short-term basis.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 20 Jan. 2020
• The combination includes the sedative diazepam, which is often sold under the brand name Valium; the muscle relaxant cisatracurium; and fentanyl, according to the statement.
  — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 1 Sep. 2017
• Nevada refused Pfizer's demand last year to return the company's diazepam and fentanyl, which has been blamed for overdoses nationwide but has not been used in an execution.
  — NBC News, 11 July 2018
• Nevada refused Pfizer’s demand last year to return the company’s diazepam and fentanyl, which has been blamed for overdoses nationwide but has not been used in an execution.
  — Ken Ritter, USA TODAY, 11 July 2018
• In other words the anti-anxiety effects of diazepam are partially driven by active placebo responses due to...
  — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2010
• Mincey was charged with trafficking methamphetamine, possession of oxycontin and possession of diazepam.
  — Tiffini Theisen, OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 July 2017
• Benzodiazepines such as diazepam and midazolam can be used to relieve anxiety during a seizure.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
• The drug charges stem from a search of Folse's home during which authorities found the anti-anxiety medication diazepam, better known by the brand name Valium, and methacarbomol, a muscle relaxant.
  — Michelle Hunter, NOLA.com, 22 Feb. 2018

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024