Sleeping Pills

By: Alex and Alex

PROsRestless Night

Late Night

Pain

Irritability

Relief Anxiety

Insomnia

CONs

Sedative dependence

slurred speech

staggering gait

poor judgment

Slow reflexes

Death

History One of Earliest Drugs Romans and Egyptians used opium from poppies 300BC Greek Doctors Suggested Opium Justis Von Liebig Experimented with Chloral Hydrate to induce sleep

(1832) 1930 Eli Company produced Amytal and Seconal Barbiturates Sleeping pills very Powerful Found out Barbiturates Pills with Alcohol proved fatal 1990 Benzodiazepines created Early Benzodiazepines had similar bad effects as Barbiturates Know Benzodiazepines are what people use today

Sleeping Pills Effect on the Body

Depress the central nervous system This creates desired effects Sleeping Pills help the system by

Strengthening Sleep Drive When we are rely on the drug, sleep drive

weakens, more and more drugs needed to sleep

Abuse of Sleeping Pills

Sleeping pills are rarely taken by children Almost every other adult over 30 has taken

sleeping pills half of those will have over dosed.

Alex’n’Alex Statistics©

Ways to Stop abuse

Don’t Quit by Dropping them all together Talk to a Doctor Gradually Stop Individual support Talk to one who has first hand experience if

nothing has worked