At the intersection of sleep deficiency and opioid use: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities
Recommended Citation
Greenwald MK, Moses TEH, and Roehrs TA. At the Intersection of Sleep Deficiency and Opioid Use: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities. Transl Res 2021.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-9-2021
Publication Title
Transl Res
Abstract
Due to the ongoing opioid epidemic, innovative scientific perspectives and approaches are urgently needed to reduce the unprecedented personal and societal burdens of nonmedical and recreational opioid use. One promising opportunity is to focus on the relationship between sleep deficiency and opioid use. In this review, we examine empirical evidence: (1) at the interface of sleep deficiency and opioid use, including hypothesized bidirectional associations between sleep efficiency and opioid abstinence; (2) as to whether normalization of sleep deficiency might directly or indirectly improve opioid abstinence (and vice versa); and (3) regarding mechanisms that could link improvements in sleep to opioid abstinence. Based on available data, we identify candidate sleep-restorative therapeutic approaches that should be examined in rigorous clinical trials.
PubMed ID
33711513
ePublication
ePub ahead of print
