Premium
Sleep Impairment in Ecstasy/Polydrug and Cannabis‐Only Users
Author(s) -
Fisk John E.,
Montgomery Catharine
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490903077762
Subject(s) - ecstasy , cannabis , psychiatry , sleep (system call) , psychology , medicine , computer science , operating system
The present study investigated aspects of sleep quality in ecstasy and cannabis users. Two‐hundred and twenty seven participants (117 ecstasy/polydrug users, 53 cannabis users and 57 drug naive participants) took part. The participants completed measures of daytime sleepiness, and indicators of sleep quality. The results demonstrated that ecstasy/polydrug users viewed themselves as being more evening types and having poorer sleep quality than cannabis users and drug naive participants. They were also more likely to have missed a night's sleep. The reported differences in sleep type may reflect ecstasy‐related serotonergic dysfunction resulting in problems with shifting circadian rhythms.