Ever heard of neurasthenia, aka Americanitis? It was the first epidemic of the 20th century - and it’s number one symptom was insomnia.
It may have just been the electricity.
In this episode of Drug Story, we step into that sweet oblivion called sleep, and that infernal torment called insomnia. We visit hustle culture, where sleep is just an obstacle to crushing it.
And we learn about Ambien: the most popular sleeping pill ever invented. Until women started showing up in emergency rooms with amnesia...
