Prosecutors also accept plea bargains because they are evaluated in large part according to their conviction rates and all plea bargains result in a conviction because the defendant must plead guilty as part of the plea agreement. Plea Bargaining: A Shortcut to Justice. Plea bargaining is widely used in the criminal justice system, yet seldom praised.
Researchers found that alcohol interferes with sleep homeostasis - the brain's built-in mechanism that regulates sleepiness and wakefulness - and can lead to insomnia. Researchers from the University of Missouri (MU) School of Medicine in Columbia, MO, report their findings in the journal Alcohol.
A: It's probably OK, doctors say, but the sleeping pill won't work as well as it should. Here's why: Alcohol becomes a stimulant about three to four hours after you drink it, so you're actually working against your sleep medication, Arand says. Never drink and then immediately take a sleep aid.