The Complexity of a Sleeping Pill Addiction

Do you suffer from insomnia? I do sometimes. Sometimes, it involves trouble falling asleep. More often, it involves staying asleep. For a lot of us, when we wake up in the middle of the night, we begin to worry about a lot of things. Some of those things include...

Wary about Diet Pills

I don’t know about you, but whenever I hear about diet pills, it always reminds of the 1960s and 1970s, of Valley of the Dolls and big hair and loud clothes. But despite my dated references, the diet pill industry and related substances are still very much a thing....

Down with OTC (Over-the-Counter Drugs)?

When I have a headache or an injury, I often take a pain reliever. When I have allergies, I take a pill. When my digestive system is bothering me, sometimes I take something for that. Writing these statements reminds me that I use medication to care for common...