* Alcohol can help people initially fall asleep, but leads to poor-quality sleep later in the night. * Escalated consumption of alcohol to aid sleep can lead to alcoholism. * Inaccurate sleep perceptions among alcoholics in early recovery may predict relapse to drinking. Alcohol can initially have sleep-inducing effects among non-alcoholics, but once drinking becomes chronic, alcohol’s effects on sleep become much more negative in nature. [click link for full article]