Teens who don't get enough sleep (less than 7 hours) are at risk for engaging in risky behaviors including driving with someone drunk and drinking and driving, according to a recently released CDC survey. Here's what they found:
"Insufficient sleep is common among high school students and is associated with an increased risk for unintentional injury from drowsy driving crashes and other causes.
Students who reported sleeping ≤7 hours on school nights were more likely to report several injury-related risk behaviors (infrequent bicycle helmet use, infrequent seatbelt use, riding with a driver who had been drinking, drinking and driving, and texting while driving) compared with students who sleep 9 hours."
The National Sleep Foundation recommends teens 14–17 years should get 8–10 hours of sleep per night.
The CDC report gives some tips to help teens create good sleep habits:
Wheaton AG, Olsen EO, Miller GF, Croft JB. Sleep Duration and Injury-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students — United States, 2007–2013. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:337–341. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6513a1
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Teens who don't get enough sleep (less than 7 hours) are at risk for engaging in risky behaviors including driving with someone drunk and drinking and driving, according to a recently released CDC survey. Here's what they found:
"Insufficient sleep is common among high school students and is associated with an increased risk for unintentional injury from drowsy driving crashes and other causes.
Students who reported sleeping ≤7 hours on school nights were more likely to report several injury-related risk behaviors (infrequent bicycle helmet use, infrequent seatbelt use, riding with a driver who had been drinking, drinking and driving, and texting while driving) compared with students who sleep 9 hours."
The National Sleep Foundation recommends teens 14–17 years should get 8–10 hours of sleep per night.
The CDC report gives some tips to help teens create good sleep habits:
Wheaton AG, Olsen EO, Miller GF, Croft JB. Sleep Duration and Injury-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students — United States, 2007–2013. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2016;65:337–341. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6513a1
As well as our weekly blog, we publish videos like this one every week on the Screenagers YouTube channel
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