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...Kirsch, who had filled many of Presley's prescriptions.) According to the complaint against Nichopoulos, he wrote orders for 12,000 pills and vials of potent drugs for Presley in the final 20 months of the singer's life, including Quaalude, Dilaudid, Amytal, Dexedrine, Valium, Demerol, Carbrital, Placidyl and Percodan...
...Sources. Dr. Carl F. Essig Jr. of the U.S. Public Health Service's Addiction Research Center in Lexington, Ky., listed five "minor tranquilizers," in addition to meprobamate and chlordiazepoxide, that can lead to intoxication or dependence: glutethimide (Doriden), ethchlorvynol (Placidyl), ethinamate (Valmid), methyprylon (Noludar) and diazepam (Valium). Excess use of any of these, said Essig, may cause drowsiness, difficulty in thinking, and incoordination of movement. The effects are similar to those of barbiturates and alcohol, and, like these, the newer drugs may contribute to traffic accidents, injuries from falls, interference with work and violent behavior...
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