Sleep habits, adolescent drug and alcohol use linked, shows research
A study led by researchers from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Pitt Department of Psychology has identified a possible link between adolescent sleep habits and early substance abuse. The study, published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, found that both sleep duration and sleep quality during late childhood predict alcohol and cannabis use later in adolescence.
“Treating problems with drugs and alcohol once they exist and preventing them can be challenging, and we are always…
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