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Pharmacists, doctors warning seniors about risk of long-term use of sleeping pills

By Phil Emberley and Wendy Levinson Comments Off on Pharmacists, doctors warning seniors about risk of long-term use of sleeping pills , , , , , , , , , , ,

A version of this commentary appeared in the National Post, Montreal Gazette and Vancouver Sun  Sleep doesn’t come easy as we age. Take Ilsa; she is a 78-year-old recent widow. Since her husband passed away, she has slept poorly. A recent hospitalization and the disorienting bright lights and noises of the inpatient ward made her […]