Dr. Rosenberg's New Huffington Post Article
Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine CEO Dr. Russell Rosenberg continues to spread awareness on sleep health and sleep issues in a new blog post for Huffington Post on sleep and alcohol. Check out an excerpt below, then click through for the full post and join the discussion!
Using alcohol to get to sleep is by no means a new concept. Despite advances in sleep medicine, many people with trouble initiating or maintaining sleep self-medicate with alcohol and accept the consequences of fitful or unfulfilling sleep. In fact, it was not that long ago that physicians recommended "night caps" for insomniacs or others experiencing sleep problems. Using alcohol for sleep is a bad idea because it can affect sleep stages, lighten sleep and cause abrupt awakenings. Chronic use of alcohol may lead to needing higher and higher doses to achieve the same sleep-inducing effect.
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