Diazepam, first marketed as Valium, is a tranquillizer from the benzodiazepine family that acts as an anxiolytic. It is commonly used to treat a wide range of conditions, including anxiety, seizures, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome, muscle spasms, insomnia and restless legs syndrome. (1) It can be consumed by mouth, inserted into the rectum, injected into a muscle or vein or used as a nasal spray. When administered into a...Continue Reading