What risky behaviors are associated with lack of sleep in teens?

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  1. Dr. Michael Breus
     
    Dr. Michael Breus answered:
    In a large-scale survey, lack of sleep in teens was associated with a greater risk of:
    • drinking soda 1 or more times per day
    • not exercising for 60 minutes on five of the past seven days before the survey
    • using computers for three hours or more per day
    • participating in a physical fight at least once
    • smoking cigarettes
    • drinking alcohol
    • smoking marijuana
    • engaging in sexual activity
    • feeling sad or hopeless
    • having seriously considered suicide
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