Summary: According to this article, people who take sleeping pills may be nearly four times more likely to die earlier compared to those who are not prescribed sleeping pills. But those prescribed sleeping pills may also be more likely to be diagnosed with cancer. Even those who took fewer than 18 pills a year were at greater risk of death, compared to those who were not prescribed sleeping pills.
Critique: I think this is kind of surprising since a lot of people do have trouble sleeping sometimes.
Impact: There should be less harmful treatments for people with insomnia than just sleeping pills
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