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Article: Americans wake up to fact that they have sleep problems
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- Daily Breeze
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- March 29, 2005
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WASHINGTON -- Getting a good night's sleep is hard for many adults
and that often means poorer health, lower productivity on the job,
more danger on the roads and a less vibrant sex life.
"By 3 to 4 in the afternoon, I'm starting to feel brain-drained
and I need that caffeine to pick me back up again," said Becky
Mcerien, 50, of Philadelphia.
She gets about 6.5 hours of sleep a night -- slightly less than
the adult average of 6.9 hours reported by the National Sleep
Foundation.
Many experts say adults need a minimum of seven to nine hours of
sleep a night.
A poll for the foundation, released today, indicates that three-
quarters of adults say they frequently have a sleep problem, such as ...