Valium: What was the most used drug in the 1970s?
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By 1978, over 2.3 billion Valium pills were sold in the U.S. alone, making Valium the most prescribed and widely used medication of the decade. Understanding **what was the most used drug in the 1970s** reveals a pivotal period in pharmacology, marked by the widespread acceptance of tranquilizers and the subsequent reckoning with their risks.
