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A '''hypnotic''' is a drug designed to help you [[sleep]].<ref name="urlDorlands Medical Dictionary:hypnotic">{{cite web |url=http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands_split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/four/000051451.htm |title=Dorlands Medical Dictionary:hypnotic |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> It is a type of [[psychoactive drug]] which acts as a '''soporific''', and is also used for surgical [[anaesthesia]]. Many hypnotics are [[addiction|addictive]], and have [[side-effect]]s. Because of this, most are prescribed as a last resort, and only for a short time. [[Rohypnol]] is a particularly powerful example of a hypnotic.

A '''hypnotic''' is a drug designed to help you [[sleep]].<ref name="urlDorlands Medical Dictionary:hypnotic">{{cite web |url=http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands_split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/four/000051451.htm |title=Dorlands Medical Dictionary:hypnotic |accessdate=}}</ref> It is a type of [[psychoactive drug]] which acts as a '''soporific''', and is also used for surgical [[anaesthesia]]. Many hypnotics are [[addiction|addictive]], and have [[side-effect]]s. Because of this, most are prescribed as a last resort, and only for a short time. [[Rohypnol]] is a particularly powerful example of a hypnotic.

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