Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this Continuing Education Course, you will be able to:

• Explain why sleeping pill usage is associated with increased mortality
• Identify why sleeping pills are risky and which ones are the riskiest
• Describe what are considered good sleep habits and behaviors

Introduction

People who take sleeping pills often hope that sleeping pills will increase their sleep enough to make them more energetic in the day, and they may hope that sleeping pills will improve their long-term health. Unfortunately, nothing could be farther from the truth!