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31, 2006by Paul Gottschling, DSJ Staff Reporter As about fifteen alert College students sat in attendance while thousands of their possibly bleary-eyed peers were otherwise occupied, Dr.

Thompson Bond, the director of the Sleep Disorders Center for Adults and Children at Williamsburg Neurology, gave a lecture Thursday on healthy sleep.

After informing the audience that insomnia, not snoring, which is a symptom, is the most common sleep disorder in the United States, Bond began with the topic of sleep deprivation, referring specifically to its relevance to the collegiate lifestyle.

“I can remember living in a dorm,” said Bond.

“Terrible sleep.

Dorms are not meant for sleep.

I don’t know why they call them a ‘dorm’.” According to Bond, such hallmarks of college living as sleeping in on weekends and waking up with the help of an alarm are signs of sleep deprivation during the week.

“If you’re getting enough sleep, you’ll naturally awaken,” said Bond.

“If you’re using an alarm, you’re not getting enough sleep.” Insomnia, according to Bond, is often a product of spending too much time in bed, depression and anxiety and the influence of caffeine, alcohol and tobacco.

“Most sleeping pills work at GABA receptors,” said Bond.

“Alcohol work...

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