#92 - Sleep and Nicotine: I’d Have Another Cigarette But I Can’t ‘Sleep’

When it comes to substances affecting sleep negatively, it seems alcohol and caffeine hog all of the spotlight. But what about nicotine? While the number of younger individuals who smoke is declining, the advent of vaping and oral nicotine pouches is rising, and the effects on the sleep of the users is not positive. In this episode we will:Examine the effects of nicotine on sleepLook at the effects of nicotine withdrawal on sleep metricsUnderstand the potential bidirectional relationship of effectCompare the effects with other stimulants and chemicalsEvaluate the potential nicotine dose effect on sleepTouch upon the effect of nicotine on sleep spindle activity and how that might impact memoryProduced by: Maeve WinterMusic by: Dr. Abhinav Singh (@sleep_vigilante), all rights reservedMoreTwitter: @drchriswinterIG: @drchriwinterThreads: @drchriswinterBluesky: @drchriswinterThe Sleep Solution and The Rested ChildThanks for listening and sleep well!