Exercise has been shown in studies to improve sleep, but over-the-counter sedatives and antihistamines haven’t proven a “risk-benefit superiority” over placebo, researchers have reported.

Source: https://nationalpost.com/health/trouble-sleeping-youre-not-alone-how-to-beat-insomnia

He cautioned against the use of drugs to relieve stress, adding that rather than feel better, those who take sedatives without prescription would become addicted.

Source: https://guardian.ng/news/drug-abuse-mindset-that-needs-change-youth-influencers/

Hugo was prescribed sedatives and began counselling sessions.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12154367/Hugo-Speer-reveals-ordeal-sacked-Monty.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer and rapper accidentally drowned in his bathtub as a result of sedatives he’d taken and gas used in spray cleaners he had inhaled, a coroner’s report said Tuesday.

Source: https://gorgenewscenter.com/2023/04/18/coroner-aaron-carter-drowned-in-tub-from-drug-inhalant/

She would make the girls stay at the health centre and give them drinks and food mixed with sedatives.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.in/three-arrested-sexually-exploiting-hostel-girls-ktaka-863844