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sleeping pill

noun

  1. a pill or capsule containing a drug for inducing sleep.


sleeping pill

noun

  1. a pill or tablet containing a sedative drug, such as a barbiturate, used to induce sleep
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Origin of sleeping pill1

First recorded in 1940–45
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Athletes often won't prioritise sleep, because they know that they can go to the doctor and get a sleeping pill.

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Just a few months after Epstein's death from an accidental sleeping pills overdose, The Beatles formed Apple Corps, which they hoped would protect their financial interests.

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I suppose I could have avoided those moonlight bathroom trips with a sleeping pill, but that would have only masked the bigger problem: I wanted to quit drinking and couldn’t.

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Defense Department report finds Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson made sexual comments, drank alcohol and took sleeping pills on duty as White House doctor.

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GPs can also offer medication, mainly sleeping pills zopiclone and zolpidem, but these are not recommended for use for more than four weeks due how quickly they become ineffective and the chances of forming dependency.

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