My guilty secret? I've been taking Valium pills prescribed for my DOG

Caroline has been my closest friend since we were 12 years old. Despite now both being in our mid 50s, I still have this ingrained need to please her. So when I received a text telling me she was shocked to learn of my recent behaviour, I felt crushed.

My ? I'd admitted to her that I'd taken some prescription pills that were never intended for me... or any other human for that matter.

When the sedative diazepam was first introduced in 1963, under the brand name Valium, it was marketed as a miracle little pill to help stressed housewives with their 'nerves.'

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