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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tRidiot" data-source="post: 2536511" data-attributes="member: 9374">What NightShade is talking about is something called "sleep hygiene." It's well-documented and a huge problem for Americans (I dunno about the rest of the world), where so many like to eat in bed, watch TV in bed, etc. I've discussed this with so many people it's ridiculous, but it seems no one wants to develop good sleep habits, nor change the bad habits that are affecting their sleep... they all just want a pill to sedate them.Keep this in mind, folks... sleeping pills like Ambien are NOT intended for long-term use. Although we have millions upon millions of people who are using them as a crutch to sleep each and every single night and consequently become dependent and CANNOT sleep without them. Developing good sleep hygiene is an easy thing to do, if you'll cut out the bad habits that make obtaining routine sleep difficult. But becoming chemically-dependent on a medicine to help you sleep, to help you obtain that most basic of bodily functions, the daily reset, is almost an epidemic these days.Ambien is the new Valium - in the 70s, doctors were handing out those little pills to every housewife who felt she was stressed, and we ended up with major addiction problems. We all know that today we have massive problems with abuse of narcotic pain medication, but most people don't know how bad the addiction to sleep aids has become...</blockquote>