Sleep Health and Addiction: A Short Systematic Review Study across Alcoholic, Smoking and Mobile Addict Population

Abstract

Sleep is essential for maintaining human cerebral activity, emotional regulation, and physical health (Walker, 2021). Assessing the fundamental elements of sleep associated with various addiction disorders (alcohol, smoking, and mobile) was the goal of this recent systematic review. Using PICO criteria, ten pertinent papers from 2021–2024 were found for this brief systematic review. Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus were the databases that were searched. The findings indicated that the smoking-addicted group has greater rates of sleep disturbances and lower sleep duration (Miller & McMahon, 2021). Additionally, they are more likely to encounter sleep issues during withdrawal phases, which has a detrimental impact on their overall sleep patterns (Houghton, 2022).Additionally, smoking increased the chance of developing Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), which is typified by insomnia and severe sleep fragmentation (Wang & Zhang, 2023). The scenario for the group with an alcohol addiction, on the other hand, showed that drinking more alcohol regularly degrades sleep quality (Frontiers in Sleep, 2022), interferes with normal sleep architecture (Gao et al., 2023), and, ironically, those who are more likely to relapse during the first six days of abstinence may report better sleep quality (Hasler et al., 2023). However, the investigation for those with a mobile addiction revealed that excessive usage of mobile devices before to bedtime disrupts the sleep cycle and delays the onset of sleep (Levenson, Gruber, & Papp, 2021).