Study: Alcohol causes disrupted sleep later in the night

Posted at: 01/23/2013 6:34 AM

Using alcohol to help you sleep may have the opposite effect.
 
A new study out of the London Sleep Center finds alcohol leads to a deeper sleep at first, but causes disrupted sleep later in the night. It is also associated with snoring and poor breathing, which can take a toll on your health and your partner's ability to sleep.
 
The researchers combined data from several studies to get this result.

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