Meaning of Ambien | Babel Free

Definitions

Trade name of zolpidem, a medication most widely known as a treatment for insomnia.

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Examples

“The city never sleeps / Better slip⟳ you an Ambien”

“But Eckleburg is powerless against her, so I take⟳ an Ambien, and then, at 2 AM, the New York City Department of Transportation decides it's the perfect time to rip up the street.”

“Silicon Valley is not going to suddenly take⟳ an Ambien and stop⟳ innovating.”

“They ingest Ambien, Seroquel, LSD, Adderall, Oxycodone, cocaine, Flexeril, Percocet, psilocybin mushrooms and codeine.”

“This week’s find⟳: a subreddit devoted to all the wonderfully deranged things people have⟳ done while under the influence⟳ of Ambien sleeping pills, or while experiencing a visit⟳ from the Ambien walrus, as redditors are known to call⟳ it.”

“Roseanne Barr said she was “Ambien tweeting” when she wrote racist remarks on Twitter […]. But on Wednesday the makers of Ambien, the sleep⟳ aid, were having none of it.[…] “While all pharmaceutical treatments have⟳ side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication.””

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