P.J. O'Rourke, writer
Leo Sternbach, the inventor of Valium and a number of other tranquilizers died at
his home in North Carolina. He was 97. What are the odds he had plenty of Valium on hand?Valium was the country's most prescribed drug from 1969 to 1982. Nicknamed "Mother's Little Helper" after the Rolling Stones' song, it was three times more potent than its predecessor, Librium, another member of the class of tranquilizers invented by Sternbach.
3 comments:
God Bless Mr Sternbach, he's done me a few favours in my life! :-)
Isn't it ironic, don't you think?
I think he deserves a flag of his own. The colors would be white, yellow and blue, with a cut-out V running through all three stripes.
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