Long-term studies on the effects of sleeping pills don’t show encouraging results. In fact the one major conclusion from all studies is that insomniacs are better off without sleeping pills than they are with them. One study alone that surveyed over 2,000,000 people, found that chronic use of sleeping pills are as deadly as cigarette smoking.
There have been a lot of researches that older drivers have the second highest risk for motor vehicle collisions of any age group. Moreover, many elderly drivers take several medications for health conditions such as psychoactive medications in which poses a great risk while driving.