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'''Zolpidem '''(commonly known by the trade names '''Ambien''', '''Intermezzo''', '''Edluar''', '''Stilnox''', and '''Zolpimist'''<ref name=":0">http://www.drugs.com/zolpidem.html | Zolpidem (Drugs.com)</ref>) is a non-[[benzodiazepine]] [[psychoactive class::hypnotic]] of the [[chemical class::imidazopyridine]] chemical class which is primarily used in the treatment of [[insomnia]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>Du, B., Shan, A., Zhong, X., Zhang, Y., Chen, D., & Cai, K. (2014). Zolpidem arouses patients in vegetative state after brain injury: quantitative evaluation and indications. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 347(3), 178-182. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAJ.0b013e318287c79c</ref>

When taken recreationally, ~~at doses which far exceed~~ the ~~prescribed dose~~, it has been reported of being capable of producing powerfully and notoriously bizarre atypical [[hallucinogen]]ic, [[psychoactive class::dissociative]], [[psychoactive class::deliriant]] and even [[psychoactive class::psychedelic]] effects.

When taken recreationally, and one resists the urge to sleep, it has been reported of being capable of producing powerfully and notoriously bizarre atypical [[hallucinogen]]ic, [[psychoactive class::dissociative]], [[psychoactive class::deliriant]] and even [[psychoactive class::psychedelic]] effects.

Zolpidem is a member of a family colloquially known as a "Z-drug." Other Z-drugs include [[zaleplon]] (''Sonata'') and [[zopiclone]]. These drugs were initially thought to be less addictive and/or habit-forming than benzodiazepines. However, this evaluation has shifted in the last few years as cases of addiction and habituation have accumulated.{{citation needed}}

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 '''Zolpidem '''(commonly known by the trade names '''Ambien''', '''Intermezzo''', '''Edluar''', '''Stilnox''', and '''Zolpimist'''<ref name=":0">http://www.drugs.com/zolpidem.html | Zolpidem (Drugs.com)</ref>) is a non-[[benzodiazepine]] [[psychoactive class::hypnotic]] of the [[chemical class::imidazopyridine]] chemical class which is primarily used in the treatment of [[insomnia]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>Du, B., Shan, A., Zhong, X., Zhang, Y., Chen, D., & Cai, K. (2014). Zolpidem arouses patients in vegetative state after brain injury: quantitative evaluation and indications. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 347(3), 178-182. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAJ.0b013e318287c79c</ref>
-When taken recreationally, at doses which far exceed the prescribed dose, it has been reported of being capable of producing powerfully and notoriously bizarre atypical [[hallucinogen]]ic, [[psychoactive class::dissociative]], [[psychoactive class::deliriant]] and even [[psychoactive class::psychedelic]] effects.
+When taken recreationally, and one resists the urge to sleep, it has been reported of being capable of producing powerfully and notoriously bizarre atypical [[hallucinogen]]ic, [[psychoactive class::dissociative]], [[psychoactive class::deliriant]] and even [[psychoactive class::psychedelic]] effects.
 Zolpidem is a member of a family colloquially known as a "Z-drug." Other Z-drugs include [[zaleplon]] (''Sonata'') and [[zopiclone]]. These drugs were initially thought to be less addictive and/or habit-forming than benzodiazepines. However, this evaluation has shifted  in the last few years as cases of addiction and habituation have accumulated.{{citation needed}}