Desperate for some shut-eye

Can’t fall asleep: A joint research found that 54% of working adults in Malaysia are getting insufficient sleep. — ART CHEN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Working adults who struggle to fall asleep at night are turning to prescription medicines such as cough syrup to help them doze off when other measures don’t work.

Data analyst Ahmad (not his real name), who has been suffering from sleep problems for years though not officially diagnosed as insomniac, said he resorted to cough syrup to get his much-needed slumber.