Drug Alert<\/strong>‘, saying that\u00a0there is a likelihood that these drugs are contaminated with an opiate, posing a significant risk of overdose, which could lead to death.\n <\/p>\n What is Valium?<\/p>\n
\n Diazepam is sold under the brand name Valium. It is\u00a0illegal to possess the drug without a prescription, and for such purposes, it is classified as a Class C drug.\n <\/p>\n
\n If a user overuses how much Valium\u00a0they take, their symptoms are likely to get really bad.\u00a0Users may experience dangerous, even fatal, seizures, along with extreme anxiety, agitation, memory loss, and exhaustion\n <\/p>\n
\n As a long-acting benzodiazepine, Valium remains in the system longer than short-acting drugs in the same family, such as alprazolam (Xanax) or lorazepam (Ativan).\n <\/p>\n
\n This means that Valium can have a lingering effect on the body and brain, and that the symptoms of long-term abuse or addiction may be more severe, according to American Addiction Centres.\n <\/p>\n
\n In this case, symptoms will be worse, as Wellington Medical Centre reports the drug is possibly being mixed with other drugs, including an opiate.\n <\/p>\n
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Valium (pictured) is illegal to purchase in the UK without a prescription.\u00a0(Image: Anthony Devlin\/PA)\n <\/p>\n
\n In a statement released online, a spokesperson from Wellington Medical Centre said: “Drug Alert: Blue Pills in Circulation.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"STAFF at a medical centre in Somerset have confirmed that they have received reports of a potentially dangerous,\u00a0even…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":232614,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4316],"tags":[105,4348,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-232613","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114784960720327167","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232613"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232613\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}