Education
Sleep Experts to Parents: Teen Sleep Deprivation is a Public Health Issue
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At a talk by teen sleep experts on Tuesday night, about 100 parents filled the auditorium at Eastern Middle School in Greenwich. Experts included Dr. Judith Owens from Boston Children’s Hospital; Dr. Craig Canapari, a pediatrician at Yale-New Haven Hospital; and Toni Lyn Salvatore, medical director of pediatrics at Greenwich Hospital. Dr. Owens talked about napping strategies (napping is not a long-term substitute for getting enough sleep on a long term basis.) She talked about caffeine, referring to it as a potential gateway drug because teens grow to rely on it. ____________
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