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Alcohol and marijuana particularly inhibit REM sleep and dreaming

• hungryforcodes 4y ago
  Can't quite believe that...references?
  • coldtea 4y ago
    This is like saying you can't believe gravity exists and need references. I mean, haven't checked about weed as I don't use it, but about alcohol it's one of the most well know facts about it, and there are tons of studies, and mentions in every major work about sleep quality, academic or layman level... https://sleep.me/post/alcohol-and-sleep https://sleep.me/post/alcohol-and-sleep https://www.sleepfoundation.org/nutrition/alcohol-and-sleep https://www.sleepfoundation.org/nutrition/alcohol-and-sleep https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5821259/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5821259/ https://thesleepdoctor.com/alcohol-and-sleep/ https://thesleepdoctor.com/alcohol-and-sleep/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29073429/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29073429/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25499829/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25499829/ Limit alcohol, because alcohol is not a sleep aid, contrary to popular belief. While it might help induce sleep, “alcohol is one of the most powerful suppressors of REM [rapid-eye-movement] sleep,” Walker says: https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501144316 https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501...