Many North Americans suffer from insomnia and other sleep disturbances. In fact, the Center for Disease Control in the US has declared poor sleep to be a hidden epidemic. The CDC warns sleep disorders are likely to create a health crisis in the near future.
Perhaps surprisingly, few people see their doctors about insomnia, poor sleep, and other related disorders. Most try to treat insomnia with over-the-counter sleeping pills first. If this fails, people may seek prescription sleeping pills from their doctors.
Sleeping pills come with risks. What if there was a better alternative?
1. It’s Effective
Would it surprise you to learn medical cannabis is just as effective as sleeping pills when it comes to treating insomnia? It’s true!
Different strains of cannabis have been …show more content…
While not every strain of cannabis will make you tired, many of them will help you sink into a deep, relaxed sleep.
2. It’s Less Addictive
Sleeping pills, like many other medications, aren’t entirely harmless. They’re actually quite addictive. Most people begin taking sleeping pills during a bout of insomnia. Shortly thereafter, they find they need the pills to fall asleep. If not, they spend the night counting sheep.
So begins the cycle of dependence. You begin treating insomnia with a sleeping pill, only to find later you need the pill if you have any hope of sleeping at all. Over time, you need to increase the dosage in order to achieve the same effects.
Medical cannabis, by contrast, is much less addictive. Cannabis doesn’t require increases in dosage over time. People also have an easier time “quitting.” You won’t be reliant on medical cannabis to fall asleep.
3. It’s Safer
Since sleeping pills are addictive sedatives, they carry with them the inherent danger of overdose. Overdoses often happen when sleeping pills are combined with other depressants, such as alcohol. The famous actor Heath Ledger overdosed this
Perhaps surprisingly, few people see their doctors about insomnia, poor sleep, and other related disorders. Most try to treat insomnia with over-the-counter sleeping pills first. If this fails, people may seek prescription sleeping pills from their doctors.
Sleeping pills come with risks. What if there was a better alternative?
1. It’s Effective
Would it surprise you to learn medical cannabis is just as effective as sleeping pills when it comes to treating insomnia? It’s true!
Different strains of cannabis have been …show more content…
While not every strain of cannabis will make you tired, many of them will help you sink into a deep, relaxed sleep.
2. It’s Less Addictive
Sleeping pills, like many other medications, aren’t entirely harmless. They’re actually quite addictive. Most people begin taking sleeping pills during a bout of insomnia. Shortly thereafter, they find they need the pills to fall asleep. If not, they spend the night counting sheep.
So begins the cycle of dependence. You begin treating insomnia with a sleeping pill, only to find later you need the pill if you have any hope of sleeping at all. Over time, you need to increase the dosage in order to achieve the same effects.
Medical cannabis, by contrast, is much less addictive. Cannabis doesn’t require increases in dosage over time. People also have an easier time “quitting.” You won’t be reliant on medical cannabis to fall asleep.
3. It’s Safer
Since sleeping pills are addictive sedatives, they carry with them the inherent danger of overdose. Overdoses often happen when sleeping pills are combined with other depressants, such as alcohol. The famous actor Heath Ledger overdosed this