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I look like a normal awake driver. what you cant tell is my brain is actually asleep. about half an hour in it became more obvious. i had fallen asleep at the wheel and driven completely off the road. what was most shocking, i fell asleep. i micro slept 21 other times. >> you had dozens of times where your eyes began rolling around in their sockets. >> reporter: beyond this there are less obvious risks to your health that can be caused. alzheimers, obesity, heart disease, cancer and death. >> ta...

I look like a normal awake driver. what you cant tell is my brain is actually asleep. about half an hour in it became more obvious. i had fallen asleep at the wheel and driven completely off the road. what was most shocking, i fell asleep. i micro slept 21 other times. >> you had dozens of times where your eyes began rolling around in their sockets. >> reporter: beyond this there are less obvious risks to your health that can be caused. alzheimers, obesity, heart disease, cancer and death. >> ta...

>> i used to work with a woman right here at fox. she would take ambien because of the early hours. people would take it and end up in cleveland. how did i go get groceries? i went to the grocery store on ambien. would it be okay if we cut the pill in half? >> thats what the recommendations are. if you are taking 10 milligrams, go to 5 milligrams. and so its not that hearted to do. and the problem is, mike, you know, the pills are not bad. the problem is patients are going to doctors and the fir...