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Re: drugs affects on sleep

Posted by Sydney on December 04, 1997 at 15:29:23:

In Reply to: drugs affects on sleep posted by Jo Lawrence on December 03, 1997 at 16:28:57:

Virtually all drugs have some effect on sleep. Some more than others-- some effect certain kinds of sleep (eg. REM ). There are also differences between small infrequent doses vs chronic (daily) use of a "drug" or other substances we may not think of as a drug eg. caffeine or alcohol.

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