The best sleep aid is sleep deprivation. Stay up for 48hrs straight aided by stimulants, and i assure you the best sleep of your life. Just make sure to buy a couple of really loud alarm clocks to get up for work.
Wine is gross.
Beer is good if it's only one or two units, getting drunk on beer is an uncomfortable commitment.
Hard liquor, efficient as a gun.
Problem is, alcohol knocks you out, but dehydrates you, and you tend to wake up earlier than expected. Plus it's calorically dense.
Weed can make your thoughts race, making it difficult to fall asleep, unless you smoke yourself silly, but then that can bring on paranoia, and panic attacks.
Another solution is to intentionally sleep 5-6hrs/night, so you're always some what sleep deprived, but functional. Catch up on the weekends if you can.
...or kill yourself, homo.
