34. How sleep helps smokers quit with Michael Grandner, Ph.D. and Elizabeth Connick, MD
One in five U.S. adults smokes, a behavior that affects cardiovascular health, immune health, and even sleep health. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and quitting is not easy. New research smoking the University of Arizona Health Sciences shows getting a good night’s sleep could be another tool to help people successfully quit smoking.
Guests: Michael A. Grandner, PhD, MTR, an associate professor in the UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Psychiatry and director of the Sleep and Health Research Program
Elizabeth Connick, MD, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the College of Medicine – Tucson