Thank the drug enforcement administration, who, under nonsensical political pressure, convinced congress, who made
valium a schedule one drug on the same par with an opiate. Thirty years ago you didn't have to even sign for valium in the ER! It was like ordering aspirin from the pharmacy. It was often ordered to reduce the frequency of PVC's and worked quite well. Today physicians are tracked, and ordering valium "inappropriately" could result in loss of licensure.