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    Insomnia, Sleeping Pills and Evolution

    If you suffer from insomnia, you are hardly alone. More than half of Americans between 13 and 64 have trouble falling to sleep every night.  New drugs are being developed, as well as alternatives to medication. Is insomnia a natural human condition or a consequence of modern society? We talk to students of sleeplessness.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    If you suffer from insomnia, you are hardly alone. More than half of Americans between 13 and 64 have trouble falling to sleep every night. New drugs are being developed, as well as alternatives to medication. Is insomnia a natural human condition or a consequence of modern society? We talk to students of sleeplessness.

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      former KCRW broadcaster

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