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by ta999999171 2376 days ago
Alcohol induces REM, so, you may not be as airtight as you think, there.
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Source? Every result on Google for 'alcohol rem sleep' says it suppresses it during the initial phase of sleep, while the alcohol is still in your system. There is a "rebound effect" later in the night, after the alcohol has been metabolised, but spending the second half of the night in a lighter phase of sleep is not good either.

Basically, alcohol is uncontroversially terrible for sleep quality.

Alcohol eliminates REM. It’s one of the most potent suppressors.