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