The article does state: “Rather than reaching for a pill, you would be better off addressing the underlying cause of the insomnia and using non-drug treatments to improve your sleep.”

In this case, the underlying cause was pain – and it should have been better addressed right at the beginning.

But at this stage, the patient is already hooked on the pills and is asking for a way to kick the habit.

Perhaps the answer should have been to treat the pain instead of the insomnia. While the injury had time to heal, sleep would have been improved, and sleeping pills wouldn’t have been needed. Once the injury didn’t produce as much pain, medication wouldn’t have been needed anymore.