Tag: sleep aids

Night-Shift Workers and Sedating Medications: How to Stay Alert and Safe

Night-Shift Workers and Sedating Medications: How to Stay Alert and Safe

Kaleb Gookins
26 Dec 2025

Night shift workers often rely on sedating medications to sleep during the day and stay alert at night. But these drugs come with serious risks-dependency, residual drowsiness, and even sleepwalking. Learn how to use them safely-and what to do instead.