Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia among heavy-drinking veterans: a randomized pilot trial.

Summary: Many military veterans have trouble sleeping, especially if they drink a lot of alcohol. Usually, doctors want people to stop drinking before treating their sleep problems. But this study tried something new. They gave a special sleep training program called CBT-I to veterans who were still drinking heavily. The results were great! The sleep training worked well and helped the veterans sleep much better. This shows you don't have to quit drinking first to get help for your sleep.