Recent media reports employ familiar scare tactics to convince us that melatonin is unsafe—and they are just as wrong as ever. Action Alert! The headlines paint a bleak picture. “Thousands of kids are getting sick from downing melatonin pills.” The number of children “overdosing” on melatonin has “skyrocketed” in recent years, according to other headlines. The implication of these articles, and the government report they are based on, is that melatonin—but really supplements in general—are unsafe. Just as Sen. Dick Durbin and his allies are working to pass additional restrictions on supplements, a report that seemingly indicates safety issues with melatonin is issued by the government. Read more.