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The culture of urgency and the explosion of sleep medications

The article addresses the growing valorization of sleep as a fundamental pillar of health, which for decades was neglected in conversations about prevention. Currently, sleep appears alongside nutrition and physical activity in the documents of the world's leading scientific entities. In 2023, an international group of experts published in Lancet Public Health a call for sleep to be promoted as an essential element of health, reflecting a cultural shift in how society perceives the importance of adequate rest and the impact of using sleep medications.

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