How to Dissolve a Sleep Aid

A sleep aid is a pill that an individual can take in order to get a good night sleep. Some times individuals have a hard time taking full pills, which makes dissolving the sleep aid the ideal way to ingest the medication. It is completely possible to crush and dissolve a sleep aid using household items, which allows you to prepare the medication without having to purchase any pill breaking tools.

Things You'll Need

• Sleep aid
• Wax paper
• Metal spoon
• Glass of water

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Instructions

• 1

  Place a section of wax paper on a flat surface. The ideal piece is about 1 foot by 1 foot.

• 2

  Place the sleep aid pill in the center of the wax paper and fold the edges around all sides.

• 3

  Press a spoon down on the pill using your second hand as a weight to push down the spoon. The pill will break into little pieces.

• 4

  Unfold the wax paper until it is folded only one time down the center.

• 5

  Pick up the wax paper and dump the pill fragments into a glass of water. Use the wax paper as a slide tool to dump all fragments easily.

• 6

  Stir the water rapidly using the metal spoon. Once no fragments are visible, the pill is completely dissolved and can be consumed by drinking the water.