Can an overdose of sleeping pills kill you?

Cases of unintentional overdose can be avoided by following a habit of drug-interaction avoidance. When on pain killers or sleeping pills, never use alcohol, narcotics or any other type of painkiller or sleeping pill. Don’t take one type or brand of sleeping pill and then another, different type. read more

Physicians also suspect sleeping apnea to be a leading cause of death during sleep. Death. A sleeping pill overdose can kill a person within a few minutes from the lack of oxygen in the lungs, notes the UC San Diego Health System. read more