Are problems sleeping common during MMT?
sleep problems Sleep disturbances affect up to half of the American population, depending on how surveys are done, and up to 15% of those afflicted persons have underlying substance abuse problems. Of some concern, many patients in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) appear to have serious sleep disturbances. The need for sleep varies from one person to another, but ranges up to 10 hours during a 24-hour period. Both the quantity and quality of sleep are important, and patients may complain that they do not sleep at all, when they are actually describing a lack of deep sleep, perhaps less spontaneous dreaming, and/or frequent awakenings. Unfortunately, sleep can be disrupted by many factors, such as: psychological and medical disorders, effects of medications or substances of abuse, or lifestyle (e.g., lack of exercise). Occasional sleep disturbances are a universal human affliction and practically every adult will experience self-described insomnia at some point in life.
Sleep disturbances affect up to half of the American population, depending on how surveys are done, and up to 15% of those afflicted persons have underlying substance abuse problems. Of some concern, many patients in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) appear to have serious sleep disturbances. The need for sleep varies from one person to another, but ranges up to 10 hours during a 24-hour period. Both the quantity and quality of sleep are important, and patients may complain that they do not sleep at all, when they are actually describing a lack of deep sleep, perhaps less spontaneous dreaming, and/or frequent awakenings. Unfortunately, sleep can be disrupted by many factors, such as: psychological and medical disorders, effects of medications or substances of abuse, or lifestyle (e.g., lack of exercise). Occasional sleep disturbances are a universal human affliction and practically every adult will experience self-described insomnia at some point in life. For many, insomnia is a pa
