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Sleeping pill prescriptions for children hit record high as more than a million under-18s given chemical help to get through the night
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Latest NHS figures show 1,060,009 prescriptions for the drugs were issued to under-18s in England in 2024, with the number of individuals receiving the medication soaring above 250,000 for the first time.