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It's a potent little tranquilizer called Miltown, after the New Jersey hamlet where it was born in 1955.
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It's a potent little tranquilizer called Miltown, after the New Jersey hamlet where it was born in 1955.
Mother’s Helper 2009
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Notify me of followup comments via e-mail phel: better than "Miltown", which sounds about as dumb as people who nickname themselves ... capper: Does someone have any Raid.
From Where I sit 2008
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In a recent New Yorker piece, Louis Menand makes the point that in an age of anxiety, Miltown was sold as "the cost of success in a competitive world".
Dr. Daniel Seidman: Sometimes, "Don't Just Do Something, Sit There!" Is a Good Idea Dr. Daniel Seidman 2010
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The rise and success of the pill Miltown in the mid 1950's was swift.
Dr. Daniel Seidman: Sometimes, "Don't Just Do Something, Sit There!" Is a Good Idea Dr. Daniel Seidman 2010
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Great sessions abound in Ennis and Miltown Malbay, especially in early July when Miltown hosts a festival in honour of the great piper Willie Clancy willieclancyfestival.com.
Insider's guide to musical pilgrimages: Country, soul, blues, folk, world music 2011
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Kids with tics, stuttering and school phobia were given the tranquillizer Miltown.
Martha Rosenberg: Do These Drug Ads Offend You? Martha Rosenberg 2012
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At one point Miltown accounted for one out of three prescriptions in the US; by 1957 36 million prescriptions for it had been filled!
Dr. Daniel Seidman: Sometimes, "Don't Just Do Something, Sit There!" Is a Good Idea Dr. Daniel Seidman 2010
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By the mid 1960's, Miltown developed a bad reputation for physical and psychological dependence, and its use was severely restricted.
Dr. Daniel Seidman: Sometimes, "Don't Just Do Something, Sit There!" Is a Good Idea Dr. Daniel Seidman 2010
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In an advertising strategy similar to that used in the early cigarette ads, starting in the 1950's, Hollywood celebrities were also used to promote the "anti-anxiety" pill Miltown.
Dr. Daniel Seidman: Sometimes, "Don't Just Do Something, Sit There!" Is a Good Idea Dr. Daniel Seidman 2010
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