Laurie Sandell

Meet the world’s leading expert on Ambien addiction

After I wrote about my Ambien addiction for Glamour, the letters from readers poured in and I was asked to appear on The Today Show. Let’s not talk about what my bangs looked like–I cut them myself right before the show–or how tired I looked (nerves!) Now, any time a network does a piece on [...]

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I’ll be appearing on The Dr. Oz Show today

If you’re in New York, you’ve already missed it–sorry! If you’re in LA, it’s airing this afternoon on Fox 11 at 5:00 PM PST. Just got the heads up, which is why I’m posting about this now. I’ll be watching with Carole because it’s too painful to watch these things alone. For the record, I’m [...]

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I’m taping the Dr. Oz show today

I got a call from a producer the other day, asking if I’d like to participate in a Dr. Oz show about…drum roll, please…Ambien addiction! A few years ago, I wrote about my insomnia and subsequent Ambien addiction for Glamour, and it got a huge response from readers–I was even invited to appear on The Today [...]

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