A study released in January from the CDC has found that some 20% of Americans may be taking medication to fall or stay asleep. One health professional finds this data 'alarming.'
"Hispanic men were more likely than non-Hispanic Asian men to take sleep medication, while among women, these groups were not different," the report noted.The CDC notes on its website that there are three common problems with sleep.
The human body has an internal clock that resets every day by the sun’s light and dark cycle, per the CDC.Sleep medications should not be first line for treating insomnia, says The Sleep Foundation. "Normally, the body increases [the] melatonin level in the evening one to two hours before usual bedtime," the CDC added.
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