Comment on this storyComment Life can be hard and sleep elusive. Many Americans deal with occasional or chronic insomnia by taking sleeping pills. In 2020, 8 percent of Americans said they take sleep medication every day or most days to help them fall asleep or stay asleep. As a sleep psychologist, I see a large number of such patients. Most start using over-the-counter or prescription pills to counteract sleep disturbances caused by short-term disturbances such as travel, unusual stress and hospitalization, or long-term conditions such as chronic insomnia (or another…
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