7.3% of people who got less than s even hours of sleep report nodding off at the wheel, compared to 3% who got more.
37.9% of those questioned said they had fallen asleep unintentionally during the day at least one time in the past month.
Drowsy driving causes an estimated 1,550 deaths a year and 40,000 injuries.
More than 40 Million Americans suffer with sleep disorders, and more than 80 million are sleep deprived
More than 95% of sleep patients are not treated
Almost all sleep disorders can be treated, with immensely improved quality of life, productivity and life expectancy
Millions are too sleepy even to have satisfying sex.
Proper treatment of sleep disorders can result in improved happiness, improved sex life, and loss of weight, and overall improved efficiency and energy.
Minorities, the poor, the chronically ill, the unemployed and the elderly are at special risk.
Direct medical costs of sleep disorders account for more than 30 Billion dollars.
Lost productivity of sleep deprivation costs $50 to 100 billion
Sleep Apnea is a major cause of many common conditions, such as hypertension, stroke and sudden death.
Drowsiness is a major threat to military readiness. DoD has made sleep research a top priority, and has allocated more than $100 million this year to study military aspects of sleep. Research suggests enhanced vigilance will lead to a superior warrior.
Anthony Burgess also wrote, "I didn't think; I experimented." Sleep research is still in its infancy, and vast new research into this undiscovered country needs to be undertaken. Discovery is the answer to the questions that burden the millions of sleepless Americans. Internationally, the surface of the sleep disorder question is just being scratched.
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