Sleeping Pills: Need Help Weening Off?

Sleep expert Dr. Michael Breus shares if there are any dangers to being part of a placebo program to get off of sleeping medications. He feels cognitive behavioral therapy is the best way to combat someone who is struggling with sleep issues. He shares there are cognitive-behavioral programs that can help you from home, like Sleepio, which is created by a sleep specialist. ER physician Dr. Travis Stork shares that if you’ve become dependent on drugs to fall asleep at night it’s time to talk to your general practitioner to get help from a sleep specialist.

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