sleeping pill
noun
: a drug and especially a barbiturate that is taken as a tablet or capsule to induce sleep
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They’re known to interact with GABA receptors, which are the same calming pathways targeted by sleeping pills and anti-anxiety drugs.
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New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2025
Felicia allegedly confessed to giving Jayden sleeping pills and later burying him in a plastic tote, according to an arrest document obtained by the Lexington Herald Leader.
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There are little signs of OCD, drinking, sleeping pills, those moments where everything feels out of control and that’s something so many teens go through.
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Rocky instead took a handful of his father’s sleeping pills.
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New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2025
Felicia allegedly confessed to giving Jayden sleeping pills and later burying him in a plastic tote, according to an arrest document obtained by the Lexington Herald Leader.
—Staff Author, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
There are little signs of OCD, drinking, sleeping pills, those moments where everything feels out of control and that’s something so many teens go through.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Rocky instead took a handful of his father’s sleeping pills.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Sleeping pill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleeping%20pill. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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