There are a thousand reasons to quit smoking, and if it's your New Year's resolution, you're on your way to better health. And also better sleep. Nicotine creates a state of alertness in your body meaning when all you want to do is wind down and rest, your brain stays active. This can lead to ongoing issues with your sleep including finding it harder to drift off, frequently waking during the night and experiencing issues with getting back to sleep.
Ultimately, this can result in sleep deprivation, fatigue and other ongoing health issues. Yet, when you stop smoking, your sleep can start to improve in as little as a week. When you continue not to smoke for a month, you’ll start to experience more beneficial changes to your sleep. And after one year, experts suggest the quality and duration of your sleep will return to a similar level as that of a non-smoker.
