I remember years ago a friend at the time had some phenergan tablets in her bag and her son got into them....we were at the hospital all night as he was on ventilators ect...scarey.
But in saying that and to quote MissM about knocking their kids out. I did it....I ran of 3 hours sleep a night for 8 months due to W and his autism. I had tried everything and the doctor actually suggested I use it to get W into a sleeping pattern. After 5 nights at the doseage prescribed I had a child who actually slept for 12 hours and has now stayed in that routine ever since.
Its like any drug, If it is used correctly and under guideance it can be very effective, if its miss used then it can be harmful. What drug doesnt have side effects?