Record Sales of Sleep Pills Cause Worry

This is probably the reason why, Georgie and his bunch of goons could steal two elections, and still be sitting in the white house, doesnt sound to good for America in November 2006 if 42 million are still walking around asleep, instead of out voting for some Dignity, Diplomacy and Honour in the White House.
Shame that all America could produce as Leader of the Free world, is an illiterate moron. To sad indeed

Americans are taking sleeping pills like never before, fueled by frenetic workdays that do not go gently into a great night's sleep, and lulled by a surge of consumer advertising that promises safe slumber with minimal side effects.

About 42 million sleeping pill prescriptions were filled last year, according to the research company IMS Health, up nearly 60 percent since 2000.

But some experts worry that the drugs are being oversubscribed without enough regard to known, if rare, side effects or the implications of long-term use. And they fear doctors may be ignoring other conditions, like depression, that might be the cause of sleeplessness.


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