A tale of Ambien addiction

MSNBC recently ran a pretty compelling and clear-headed account of a former Glamour writer's descent into Ambien addiction. The classic "descent into addiction" account is pretty much a standard, but the media isn't particularly saturated with sleeping pill addiction stories; consequently, this feels like shining a bit of light into a dark corner for those of us whose familiarity with Ambien and similar substances is a bit more fleeting.

Plus, Ambient is teh weirdness.

Once, I woke up to find a flight attendant bent over me, listening to my heart. We’d just landed, and everyone was standing up, collecting their bags. I’d remained slumped in my seat, head lolling forward. Passengers were craning their necks to look at me. When I realized what was happening, I brushed the flight attendant’s hands away. “I’m fine,” I said, annoyed. “I thought you’d stopped breathing,” she said, looking deeply concerned.