DON’T GO TO SLEEP HIGH

The Sidney Morning Herald reports that the sleeping pill Stilnox has been causing extremely unusual bahaviour in Australians since the drug came to market in 2000. The Federal Health Department in that country has received 104 reports of hallucinations, 62 reports of amnesia and 16 reports of random strangeness including a woman who woke up to find that she had been painting the house during her sleep, a woman who gained 23 kilograms (50 pounds) over seven months because she had been binge eating during her sleep, and two patients who went for a drive while still asleep after taking the drug.