Sleep disruption known as sleep apnea is a known public health issue, but new research identifies a new variant of sleep disruption brought on by weekend habits. Scientists in Australia named it social apnea, because of the weekend spike in lifestyle choices and different sleep patterns patients adopt from their workweek schedules. So, if you add up late nights, alcohol use and smoking, the result could be more than disrupting Monday mornings. It could trigger the newly named sleep health issue—social apnea. The study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, suggests the weekend surge in sleep disordered breathing may add to the risk of serious health conditions already identified in obstructive sleep apnea patients.