Addiction and Sleep - Jessica S.
With 23.5 million Americans (or 1 in 10 people over the age of 12) suffering from addictions to drugs and alcohol, addiction and sleep have a close relationship. It is common for people with addictions to have sleep disorders and for people to use substances like drugs and alcohol to treat their sleep problems, which oftentimes results in addiction. People may use drugs and alcohol to self-medicate, or to help promote sleep or wakefulness. Similarly, people in recovery from addiction experience sleep problems, which can make the recovery process difficult and symptoms may trigger relapse.
According to Dr. Kima Joy Taylor, director of the Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap (CATG) initiative, only 11 percentof Americans seek treatment for addiction, leaving 20 million Americans untreated. Common signs of addiction, according to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug dependence, include:
Symptoms of addiction include:
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According to Dr. Kima Joy Taylor, director of the Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap (CATG) initiative, only 11 percentof Americans seek treatment for addiction, leaving 20 million Americans untreated. Common signs of addiction, according to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug dependence, include:
- Using drugs or alcohol longer than a person wants to or than intended
- Neglecting activities because of time spent with drug and alcohol use
- Hiding substance use
- Having issues with relationships
- Needing more of the substance because of an increased tolerance
- Feeling the effects of withdrawal from drugs or alcohol
- Taking risks to obtain alcohol or drugs
- Showing physical signs of not taking care of one’s self
- Continuing to use substances despite the problems associated with use
Symptoms of addiction include:
- Intense urges to use
- The feeling that you need to use regularly
- Making sure you have enough of a supply
- Needing more of the substance to get the same feeling
- Continuing to use even though you know the consequences
- Spending a lot of time getting the substance
- Spending money and oftentimes more than you have on the substance
- Doing things you know could cause damage to obtain the substance
- Failing to stop using
- Going through withdrawal symptoms when you try to stop using
- How addiction can contribute to sleep loss or sleep deprivation
- How feeling rested helps in recovery
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