BBC News | Anxiety and sleeping pills 'linked to dementia' BBC News Long-term use of pills for anxiety and sleep problems may be linked to Alzheimer's, research suggests. A study of older Canadian adults found that past benzodiazepine use for three months or more was linked to an increased risk (up to 51%) of dementia. Commonly prescribed drugs could raise risk for Alzheimer's Sleeping pills taken by millions linked to Alzheimer's Drugs used for anxiety, sleep are linked to Alzheimer's disease in older people |