Quack Check: Watch out for those Sleeping Pills
The world is filled with frauds and imitations. Recently, piracy has reared its ugly head into the music and movie industry, managing to drastically change the consumer habit of millions who want high quality entertainment at a cheap price.
Like pirated CDs, comedy lab impersonators, stand-up comedians, or your neighborhood clowns are also engaged in the industry of imitation. More than just giving us a dose of life’s best medicine, comics help us workout our face muscles, too. (Well, they do occasionally hurt us with their comic punchlines.)
On another subject but still related to piracy, a growing concern about fake drugs is begging for attention. Reports about the proliferation of fake sleeping pills or drug lookalikes is no laughing matter. As it is, the use of sleeping pills is highly regulated. Over use of the drug or a wrong dosage can be fatal. Sleeping pills, which fall under the sedatives category, depress the central nervous system. It produces a sense of calmness, relieves anxiety, slows down some reflexes, and ultimately, induces sleep.
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