Ambien

Ambien (plural Ambiens)

1. Trade name of zolpidem, a medication most widely known as a treatment for insomnia.
   • 2009, Jay-Z, The Blueprint 3, "Empire State of Mind":

     The city never sleeps / Better slip you an Ambien.

   • 2010, Patricia Morrisroe, Wide Awake: A Memoir of Insomnia, page 119:

     But Eckleburg is powerless against her, so I take an Ambien, and then, at 2 AM, the New York City Department of Transportation decides it's the perfect time to rip up the street.

   • 2011, Jonathan Handel, Hollywood on Strike!: An Industry at War in the Internet Age, page 389:

     Silicon Valley is not going to suddenly take an Ambien and stop innovating.

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