While most pills or medications used to battle jet lag help travellers sleep better, the newest prescription pills do the opposite: they help travellers stay awake and alert.

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The original OxyContin was, initially, seen as a breakthrough in pain relief because it would slowly release its active ingredient, oxycodone, over 12 hours, allowing people with chronic pain to be able to take fewer pills, sleep through the night, and generally be less tortured by their condition.

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He was taking pills to help him sleep.

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"I ended up having to go get pills because I couldn't sleep, so much anxiety, " she says.

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Rozerem, generically known as ramelteon, works completely differently from other sleeping pills, and may not need any of the restrictions from the Drug Enforcement Agency that affect other sleep aids.

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