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January 1, 2009 Thursday
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Jan 1, 2009
Sleeping pills issued in moderation here
IT IS difficult to get sleeping pills in large quantities from general practitioners (GPs) here, going by a recent test carried out by The Straits Times.

Two journalists, posing as patients, visited 30 clinics, including two from Johor Bahru (JB), and found that they could not get more than two to four weeks' worth of pills at most clinics.

These were mostly benzodiazepines, the most commonly used class of sleeping aids here. None of the clinics visited prescribed Dormicum, which is known to be highly addictive.

Read Jessica Jaganatha and April Chong's full story in Friday's edition of The Straits Times.

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