A recent study conducted over more than a decade has delivered an unprecedented conclusion. Indeed, she established a link between cannabis use and sleep disorders. Smoking cannabis would make it more difficult to fall asleep, stay asleep and also make smokers sleep too much.
Smoking cannabis at night to sleep better is a habit that affects many people around the world. According to the followers, this plant would help relaxation and allow you to sleep well . Nevertheless, a study published on December 6, 2021 in the BMJ Journals affirms that this would only be a received idea. At the origin of the study in question, we find the University of Toronto (Canada), in collaboration with various health organizations in the United States.
Researchers attempted to understand the possible relationship between current cannabis use and sleep duration by integrating no less than 21,729 volunteers between 2005 and 2018. They took into account many factors such as ethnic origin, level of education, age, number of hours worked per week and other health-related criteria. Of course, the researchers also integrated information on sleep quality and cannabis consumption .
The study placed participants into three categories based on how long they slept sleep. The first category was for short nights (less than six hours), the second for "optimal" nights, and the last for long nights (nine hours or more).
Scientists asked the volunteers questions about whether they had difficulty falling asleep or staying in a sleepy state. It was also a question of knowing more about too long sleep durations. Then, the participants were again divided into two groups:cannabis smokers who had consumed in the past month and those who did not. The 3,132 smokers in the sample included moderate smokers (less than twenty joints per month) and heavy smokers (more than twenty joints per month).
According to the results, 34% of cannabis users moderate and heavy reported sleeping less than six hours per night and 56% more than nine hours. In general, they said they had more problems falling asleep or staying asleep. Others have also confirmed sleeping too long.
Researchers find heavy cannabis users are more exposed to both extremes of sleep duration . The results of the study are linked to an unknown consequence of repeated exposure to cannabis. It may also be a reflect of socio-demographic factors or underlying health. Scientists believe that it is possible that as the body becomes accustomed to cannabis, it is more prone to sleep disturbances.
