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I am 50 years old, daily I am drinking four to five pegs of alcohol to get sleep, can I use sleeping pills to avoid drinking?
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Never. Sleeping pills are also addictive and after some time you start taking both together and it is more dangerous. You should take deaddiction therapy. You need will power to stop drinking. Take care.
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