Posts Tagged ‘prescription sleep aids’

College And Sleep Aids: Bad Mix

01/21/2009

It’s the week of finals and you have to crunch four subjects in your brain while completing a seven-page research paper on the life of the Asian Tiger.  The hours of bouncing back and forth from subject to subject seem endless.  Sleeping takes a back seat to your other school priorities…
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Natural Alternatives to Sleep Medications: Audio Sleep Aids

09/10/2008

The many health risks and potential problems linked to prescription sleep medications and over-the-counter sleep aids have made natural alternatives an increasingly popular option.
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Put Down The Sleep Meds, Says Consumer Reports Magazine

08/05/2008

According to the upcoming September issue of Consumer Reports magazine, too many people are dependent on both prescription sleep medications and over the counter sleep aids. The magazine staff performed a nation wide survey and discovered that forty-four percent of Americans are problem sleepers. Sleep problems are defined as difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or consistently waking up too early. Furthermore, one in five Americans use prescription or over-the-counter drugs - and twenty-four percent became dependent on those sleep aids.
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