Sober Living Without Alcohol Blog

Alcohol is commonly used as a sleep aid–that is, an agent for initiating sleep. Alcohol consumed in the evening has generally predictable effects on REM sleep, slow wave sleep, and sleep time and continuity, but effects on sleep latency are more variable .

When a person has sleep apnea, they have interrupted breathing during the night. The condition is linked to fatigue as well as serious cardiovascular conditions like heart attack and stroke.

The baby’s brain, body, and organs are developing throughout pregnancy and can be affected by exposure to alcohol at any time.

Both substances cause the body’s major functions to slow down, like heart rate and breathing. One or the other substance might not slow these systems to dangerously low rates, but when they are combined, the body may not be able to control their depressing effects.