You know that feeling when you have a glass oor a cocktail before bed and suddenly feel perfectly drowsy? It seems like alcohol is doing you a favor, helping you unwind and drift off to sleep faster ...

Insomnia and hazardous drinking are so closely intertwined that estimates suggest at least one-third, and as many as 91%, of people who have a hard time with sleep also misuse alcohol. A new study ...

Certain behavioral effects of not getting enough sleep may explain why people who have insomnia are at risk for problems with alcohol. A study of college students, published in Alcohol: Clinical and ...

Christmas is often associated with overindulgence – and a lack of sleep. Many of us feel sluggish the morning after a heavy evening of festive boozing, but we want to know how drinking affects our ...

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) and mental health disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), are common among veterans. Recent research suggests that AUD may increase the risk of sleep apnea ...

We've all heard it. Many of us have experienced it. A few of us even swear by it—enough to ceremonially partake in a glass or two of wine before crawling into bed. A nightcap. In fact, a little booze ...

A University of Michigan study published Oct. 13 found that while many U.S. young adults use cannabis and alcohol to induce sleep, excess use of these substances may be problematic and actually ...

Are you thinking of trying Dry January? Here’s one good reason: It could do wonders for your sleep. Drinking alcohol is linked to negative health outcomes, prompting U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H.

Rebecca Robbins, PhD, of the Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders at Brigham and Women's Hospital, is the senior author of a paper published in Psychiatry Research, "Exploring sleep difficulties, ...

More than 1 in 5 young adults in the United States are using cannabis or alcohol as a sleep aid, new research shows. Every two years, researchers from the University of Michigan survey 20,000 adults ...