1. (Units) Also called: statute mile a unit of length used in the UK, the US, and certain other countries, equal to 1760 yards.
Valium is a benzodiazepine with properties of being a sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, amnestic and muscle relaxant drug. Valium is generally used to treat short term moderate to severe anxiety or insomnia.
Valium Addiction: Side effects, Withdrawal, and Rehab. Valium, the common American brand name for the drug, Diazepam, is a sedative, tranquilizer, and CNS depressant. The FDA describes Diazepam, or chemical name 7-chloro- 1,3-dihydro- 1 -methyl-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, as a colorless to light yellow substance that is insoluble in water.