"The volume of hypnotics used by long-term care facilities is even more incredible," reveals Wu Ju-shu, a retired NTUH pharmacist. These institutions administer sleeping pills to nearly all of their elderly residents to make caring for them easier. The drugs are administered at such heavy doses that seniors can barely keep their eyes open during the day. This, in turn, has led to a high incidence of paralyzing falls.
「長期照護機構裡的安眠藥用量更是驚人，」台大退休藥師吳如琇透露，為了「方便照護」，機構內的老人家們幾乎人人服用安眠藥，藥量重到甚至連白天都處於昏昏欲睡的狀態中，也使得老人跌倒癱瘓的機率大增。