2022-05-20

常吃安眠药的人会发现，安眠药貌似越吃越不灵。如今研究证实，安眠药确实不适合长期服用，只有短期内服用才有效，长远来看治疗失眠还是应该求助于认知行为疗法。

Sleeping pills prescribed to millions of people every year do not work in the long term, a study has found.

研究发现，每年医院给数百万人开出的安眠药长期来看并没有效果。

Scientists found no difference in sleep quality or duration between those who took the medication for one to two years.

科学家发现，服用安眠药一至两年后，睡眠质量和时间并不会改善。

The research team said that rather than taking such medication long term, patients should receive cognitive1 behavioural therapy to help them sleep.

研究团队称，患者不应该长期服用安眠药，而应该接受认知行为疗法来助眠。

Meanwhile, the UK's Sleep Charity said on Tuesday that the study showed that drugs failed to tackle the root problem.

与此同时，英国的睡眠慈善机构5月11日称，研究显示安眠药无法根治失眠。