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My jaw opened he mentioned it so casually. At the same time I'm not surprised. The news is definitely that he said it not that he does it.

To me, sleeping pills sounds more controversial than a little bit of cannabis.

Ha, it's legal in his state, he used the scientific name, and implied that he uses for medical purposes. Then he gave a disclaimer that he doesn't think others should use if they don't suffer from a similar condition. That being said even with the caveats....I was surprised by the admission.

About time to remove the non political correctness about this subject.

I don't see why he doesn't use first-generation anti-histamines instead. They are not sleeping pills and not controversial, they just make you sleepy.

For the most part in the US, over the counter sleeping pills are first-generation anti-histamines. Good ol Benadryl.

Isn't long-term use of antihistamines linked to increased risk of dementia? Example writeup - https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/common-anticholinergic-d...

I really, really don't care. To each his own.