Dr. Daniel Kripke, Scripps Sleep Center
<p>Dec 25, 2012 10:30 PM</p>
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5 year period: age matched...</p>
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< 18 doses per year incr death rate.</p>
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matched for 12 difft kinds of diagnoses:</p>
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people taking sleeping pills WERE in somewhat poorer health but not 4X as much.
"more control wud not make much difference"</p>
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even tho are control was imperfect, more controls would not matter;</p>
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true for all of em: benadryl, ambien...</p>
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he was surprised by the result.</p>
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is it accidental death due to sleeping pills + alcohol => people who die at nite,
car accidents; stop brain cells from working; may make sleep apnea worse;</p>
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cause infection</p>
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car accidents, suicides, people who die at night;
sleeping pills stop your brain cells from working... mixed with alcohol...
one mech... cuz depression; suicide rate; infec and cancer...</p>
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18 difft studies done by others... all agree... other countries...</p>
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my study.. names the pills, shows the dose-response...;</p>
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