Post by Zadkiel on Sept 7, 2016 11:28:56 GMT
Sleeping pills are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in the world. It is estimated that up to 10% of the US population was prescribed medication for sleep disorders in 2010. But a recent large scale study has called for doctors to rethink the way we treat people with sleep disorders. "Hypnotic" medications, which include common sleeping pills such as tamazepan and zolpidem, were shown to be associated with a significantly higher risk of death and cancer. The report concluded that "...receiving hypnotic prescriptions is associated with greater than threefold increased hazards of death even when prescribed <18 pills/year."
