The statistics are staggering when it comes to sleeping pills. Between 6% and 10% of U.S. adults take “hypnotic” drugs (prescription sleeping pills) in a given year. These include benzodiazepines, nonbenzodiazepines, zaleplon, barbiturates, and sedative antihistamines. What most people don’t know is that the risk of death greatly increases relative to the number of times people take sleeping drugs. Those who take hypnotics once or twice a month are over 3 ½ times likely to die than those who don’t. Those who take hypnotics more often are over 5 times as likely to die. As if this is not enough, those who are taking hypnotics heavily are also at a higher risk of developing cancer, according to the latest research on sleeping pills.
Given that there are an additional 24 previous reports with similar findings, the researchers question if the “meagre benefits of hypnotics” could justify the “substantial risks.” Their data suggests that “in 2010, hypnotics may have been associated with 320,000 to 507,000 excess deaths in the USA alone.”
When the research community agrees over and over again that a class of drugs is too dangerous, it’s time to pay attention. It could be 10 years or more before a government agency finally wakes up and recognizes this issue. In the meantime, the best advice is to stay away from hypnotics and use natural sleep aids. One of the best natural sleep aids that we recommend is CNS Black’s Noctural Modulation Formula provides GABA and a balance of other key ingredients to help you fall asleep naturally promoting a deep and restful night’s sleep. CNS Black contains pure and the highest quality GABA available. GABA (Gamma -Aminobutyric Acid) is a naturally occurringnon-essential amino acid and one of the most important and widespread neurotransmitters in the brain. GABA is the brain’s “natural calming agent”. GABA enhances the alpha wave production in the brain promoting relaxation for the initiation of sleep. During sleep, GABA further enhances slow-wave sleep (SWS) and the circadian modulation for deeper sleep. Additionally, GABA modulates the effects of daily stress and eases nervous tension.
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