Sleep problems are reaching epidemic proportions, estimated to be the #1 health related problem in America – CNN, May 1997
Sleep deprivation costs $150 billion each year in higher stress and reduced worker productivity — National Commission on Sleep Disorders, 2003
Almost all adults don't get enough sleep and most struggle to get up in the morning. "If we got enough sleep at night we wouldn't need an alarm clock to wake us." - Mayo Clinic
Lack of sleep leads to health problems; fatigue, obesity, high blood pressure, heart disease, shortened lifespan, suppressed immune systems and depression.
Recent studies implicate sleep deprivation with diabetes.
We sleep an average 6.9 hours/day, almost an hour less than a few decades ago.
Parents of young children lose an extra hour of sleep each night. - NSF 2004
Childhood insomnia is a high risk factor for adolescent alcohol and drug abuse. Children with sleep problems are twice as likely to abuse drugs when teenagers. - University of Michigan, April 2004 Sleep Study
43% of respondents reported that daytime sleepiness interfered with their normal daytime activities, including work. - NSF 2000
30-40% of heavy truck accidents are due to driver fatigue.
http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih3/sleep/guide/info-sleep.htm
NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health)
NHLBI (National Heart Lung & Blood Institute)
Sleep Foundation - 2007_Sleep_in_America_Poll
Passive TV Viewing Related to Children's Sleeping Difficulties
Sleep Foundation - 2006_Sleep_in_America_Poll
How To Cope with Sleep-Deprived Teens