| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Verschiedenes
USA. Nora’s Blog: The Concerning Link Between Inadequate Sleep and Adolescent Substance Use
Children and adolescents require more sleep than adults. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) defines a sufficient night’s sleep for an adolescent as 8.5-9.5 hours per night. But according to data from the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey, just over a quarter of middle and high-school students (27.5 %) got 8 hours or more of sleep on the average night in 2015, and most got much less. Researchers have found striking links between insufficient sleep and a range of adverse outcomes in adolescents, including obesity, poor school performance, and behavioral problems including substance use. (NIH/NIDA – National Institute on Drug Abuse, 11.07.2017)