Smoking Increases Insomnia Risk in a Dose-Dependent Manner

Smoking disrupts sleep by increasing insomnia risk nearly twofold for current smokers (OR=1.78), with heavier consumption leading to progressively greater odds through nicotine's interference with sleep architecture.

  • Current smokers have nearly twice the odds of insomnia (OR=1.78) compared to non-smokers
  • Risk escalates with increasing daily cigarette use, stronger in heavy smokers
ClaimScientific ObservationImpact MagnitudeSource
Current smoking increases insomnia oddsAssociation in meta-analysisOR=1.78 (95% CI: 1.48-2.14)Zhang et al. (2023), Frontiers in Psychiatry
Risk rises with cigarette consumptionDose-response linkProgressive increase with daily amountZhang et al. (2023), Frontiers in Psychiatry
Former smokers match never smokersNo elevated risk post-cessationOR≈1.00 (non-significant)Zhang et al. (2023), Frontiers in Psychiatry