For a social health issue topic, I chose to focus on sleep deprivation specifically in college students. Sleep deprivation is a significant topic because there are negative effects to the brain and body. The brain is unable to improve short-term and long-term memory. The body is not able to regenerate hormones and strengthen immune systems that are usually done while slumber. Also, student’s emotions are altered that cause them to be irritable and prone to be unhappy. A lack of sleep is relevant to now because college curriculum is becoming more intense in the sense that students lose sleep just to maintain their grade point average. As a current college student, I have just started to experience the sleepless nights and rough mornings to pay
