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![]() Timeline: 1970's
TIMELINE: 1970s
![]() ![]() 1970 Doctors are writing 4.8 million prescriptions for Librium in England alone. They also prescribe 4.3 million for Valium and 2.6 million for Mogadon. By now drug companies and research scientists are becoming aware strong evidence showing benzodiazepines create dependence and have side effects.
The data sheets for some benzodiazepines warn against long-term use. Yet they are still being advertised as remedies for a wide range of ailments from sleep deprivation to relieving guilt.
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