Report reveals many Americans have trouble sleeping
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- August
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Forty-four percent of Americans are problem sleepers, experiencing trouble falling asleep, staying asleep or wake up too early at least eight nights a month, according to a survey of 1,466 adults conducted by Consumer Reports magazine.
Many people turn to drugs to solve sleep problems, says the survey, published in the September issue of Consumer Reports.
One in five Americans took prescription or over-the-counter medicines at least once a week to help them sleep, the magazine reports.
Further, among the 15 percent of respondents who took such medications in the preceding month, a “disturbingly high” 38 percent said they were on the drugs for more than two years, the Yonkers-based publisher said.
For Consumer Reports’ full sleep report, go to www.ConsumerReportsHealth.org and click on the report under “Today’s Health News.”
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