You are right but please, be careful with your statement. Sleep medication, when taken along with psychological/psychiatric therapy, does NOT cause dependancy.

I'm so sorry about your experience.

But yeah, sleeping pills should be prescribed by a psychiatrist only, someone that really is able to see the whole situation according to each patient.

I can tell you, also by my own experience, that I had to take sleeping pills (with other anti-depressant and anxiety pills), and thankfully I did not developed any dependancy, but that was because I also had psychotherapy altogether.

I hope you're doing well now.