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=== Assistant: I could not find any reliable publicly-available data that shows how many people in Egypt use the drug Night Calm activ… ===
I could not find any reliable publicly-available data that shows how many people in Egypt use the drug Night Calm (active ingredient: Eszopiclone) — so I cannot give you a figure for the number of users.

What I did find, which is relevant:
* Night Calm is marketed in Egypt in 1 mg and 3 mg tablet strengths. Gardenia Pharmacies<ref>{{cite web|title=Gardenia Pharmacies|url=https://gardeniapharmacies.com/en/product/night-calm-1-mg-20tab/|publisher=Gardenia Pharmacies|access-date=2025-12-03}}</ref>
* It is indicated for insomnia (difficulty falling asleep and/or staying asleep). Egyptionly<ref>{{cite web|title=Egyptionly|url=https://medizenegypt.com/products/neuropsychiatry/206|publisher=medizenegypt.com|access-date=2025-12-03}}</ref>
* The drug’s information warns of serious side-effects: for example, the possibility of performing activities while not fully awake, memory issues, next-day drowsiness, etc. Egyptionly<ref>{{cite web|title=Egyptionly|url=https://www.egyptionly.net/2020/08/night-calm.html|publisher=egyptionly.net|access-date=2025-12-03}}</ref>
* Some anecdotal commentary suggests the drug may be relatively easily accessible (or at least used informally) and there are concerns among users about misuse or dependence. For example: >
* Despite the warnings in drug-information sources saying “dispensed under medical supervision” or “should not be used without consulting a physician”, some users claim it is used without prescription. (However, this is anecdotal and does not substitute for verified regulatory data.) Reddit<ref>{{cite web|title=Reddit|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Egypt/comments/1i4a9az|publisher=reddit.com|access-date=2025-12-03}}</ref>

===== - There appears to be no published epidemiological study (at least publicly accessible) quantifying how many Egyptians are using Night Calm (or eszopiclone) specifically. =====
* Even if usage is high, documentation may be lacking, especially if much of the use is informal, OTC, or off-label.
* Regulatory bodies, distributor data or sales volume data might hold this information but I couldn’t access such data in my search.

===== - Given the comments and warnings, there is reason to believe that some level of non-medical or informal use of Night Calm is occurring, including misuse (increasing dose, taking without proper supervision). =====
* Because the drug carries risk of dependence, next-day impairment, memory issues, etc., your observation that you “can see it visible on people that regularly use it” is plausible.
* From a public-health / regulatory point of view, this likely represents a risk — especially if monitoring and prescription control are weak.

If you like, I can attempt to search for sales data, regulatory enforcement information, or hospital admissions related to eszopiclone misuse in Egypt (or the region) and see if there is a rough estimate or proxy measure for usage. Would you like me to do that?