Are tranquilizers and sleeping pills addictive?
People do develop tolerance to tranquilizers and sleeping pills. This means they need to take more of them in order to feel the same effects they used to feel after taking smaller amounts. Tolerance can lead to abuse and dependence on tranquilizers and sleeping pills. When people who are dependent on tranquilizers and sleeping pills suddenly stop taking them, they can go through withdrawal. Besides craving the drugs, they can experience sleep problems, restlessness, loss of appetite and the shakes. Watari Youth Day Treatment Program Adapted from 2001-2002 AADAC Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, corp.aadac.
People do develop tolerance to tranquilizers and sleeping pills. This means they need to take more of them in order to feel the same effects they used to feel after taking smaller amounts. Tolerance can lead to abuse and dependence on tranquilizers and sleeping pills. When people who are dependent on tranquilizers and sleeping pills suddenly stop taking them, they can go through withdrawal. Besides craving the drugs, they can experience sleep problems, restlessness, loss of appetite and the shakes.
