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.
Because of its widespread use as an anxiolytic, muscle relaxant, preoperative sedative, and seizure medication, diazepam (Valium) is one of the most commonly encountered drugs on urine toxicology reports.