The Sleep Secret

Dear Students,

You have school and homework. Sports and clubs. Friends and family. And an after-school job.

Who has time for sleep? Who needs sleep anyway?

Believe it or not, you do. As a teen, you actually need more sleep than younger kids: about nine hours every night. Like most teens, you probably sleep only about six. You wake up tired, and you stay that way. Do you think that’s okay — that you’ll be fine, just like everyone else?

No way!

Here’s why:

When you don’t get the sleep you need, you start to get drowsy in class, at work, at parties, and behind the wheel of your car.

That’s where lack of sleep can really hurt you and others.

The solution is simple—crash in bed, not on the road.

Go to bed earlier. Take a nap if you’re sleepy.

Sleep late when you can.

Remember, when you’re short on sleep, stay out of the driver’s seat.

Sincerely,

Claude Lenfant, M.D.

Director
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Top 5 Reasons to get enough sleep

1. Drowsy drivers can crash their cars. Crashes disfigure, disable, and kill drivers, passengers, or pedestrians.
   
2. Drowsy teens react more slowly and perform worse in sports than well-rested teens.
3. Drowsy teens do poorly in school and have problems socially.
4. Drowsy teens have trouble making good decisions.
5. Drowsy teens don’t look their best.

   Teens, look your best for school with a good night sleep. It really is what all the “cool kids” are doing.
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