Word: stressed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...alternative policy is to increase the emphasis on raising the efficiency with which we use energy--in other words, place greater stress on conservation measures in addition to higher energy prices. Police would mean instituting very substantial financial incentives to encourage individuals and businesses to installing home insulation, storm windows and more energy efficient equipment, as well as investing in solar energy installations...
Tranquilizer under stress...
Valium and similar antianxiety drugs are commonly prescribed to relieve symptoms of stress. Normally, they yield a feeling of relaxation without inducing marked sleepiness, as barbiturates and alcohol may do. They are derived from benzodiazepine, a chemical whose tension-reducing qualities were discovered by scientists at Roche's U.S. laboratory in Nutley, N.J. While the precise working of the drug remains a mystery, it is known that about 20 minutes after a Valium pill is swallowed, the drug reaches tiny receptors located in the brain's emotion control centers, where it has a calming effect on the central...