Due to the increasing demand from athletes, weekend warriors, and the like, there is a rather sizable market for muscle relaxant medication. These medications are designed to help people deal with problems like muscle spasms, chronic pains, and excessive muscle strain. In other situations, the drug is used to keep limbs as still as possible for medical or therapeutic sessions that that require pinpoint precision.
Diazepam, in particular, has found use in the military as a powerful muscle relaxant medication. The drug is primarily used by snipers. Since there are situations when the sniper would be unable to use the base tripod to keep the rifle as steady as possible, diazepam is often recommended to allow the shooter to keep still. The result is that the rifle is stable and the shot’s chances of hitting the target are fairly equivalent to when a tripod is used. With the use of the drug, movement of the limbs have been kept to a minimum, allowing the sniper to improve target acquisition and accuracy. However, there have been reports of substance abuse in the field. This is the likely reason why most armed forces, specifically those units with sniper teams, have...