What drug did housewives take in the 50s? The Rise and Fall of Miltown
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By 1956, only one year after its release, doctors had written 36 million prescriptions for the tranquilizer Miltown, a drug commonly associated with 1950s housewives coping with anxiety. Often nicknamed “Mother's Little Helper,” this and other prescription pills reveal the intense societal pressures and expectations placed on women during that era.
