# How can I sleep for 24 hours straight **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 27, 2017, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-sleep-for-24-hours-straight/802849 "2017-11-27T05:20:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Toxii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Toxii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxii)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-sleep-for-24-hours-straight/802849/1 "2017-11-27T05:20:12Z")
I’ve been wanting to sleep for 24 hours straight. It would be a personal achievement. I don’t think I could do it naturally, so what would be the best thing to take that will put me down for 24 hours, but won’t appear in any kind of test? I still live with my parents so they might call an ambulance but I really don’t care bc they know I smoke pot and are okay with it as long as it’s not here. But it would still be nice to have something that won’t show up on any tests a hospital might do ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-sleep-for-24-hours-straight/802849/2 "2017-11-27T05:26:39Z")
If you don’t do it naturally, it’s not a real achievement. Anything that would put you out that long will show up in a test. Also, this is not a drug enthusiast site. ---
**Author:** ![whc.03grady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-sleep-for-24-hours-straight/802849/3 "2017-11-27T05:26:57Z")
I was sick once as an early teen, 13, 14 maybe? I fell asleep on a Tuesday and woke up Thursday. Try that, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-sleep-for-24-hours-straight/802849/4 "2017-11-27T06:49:11Z")
Meth bender will do it. Either that or get really sick, but you might get close. ---
**Author:** ![Toxii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Toxii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxii)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-sleep-for-24-hours-straight/802849/5 "2017-11-27T06:55:06Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Meth bender will do it. Either that or get really sick, but you might get close. Meth bender? Did you mean meth binge? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-sleep-for-24-hours-straight/802849/6 "2017-11-27T07:36:49Z")
Coma? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-sleep-for-24-hours-straight/802849/7 "2017-11-27T07:58:53Z")
> [@Toxii](#): > > I’ve been wanting to sleep for 24 hours straight. It would be a personal achievement. Re-evaluate your goals. Medical professionals sometimes induce coma when there is a good reason to do so, but when they do this, they manage the risks. There isn’t anything you can do on your own that would reliably achieve your goal, without risking your life. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-sleep-for-24-hours-straight/802849/8 "2017-11-27T09:00:04Z")
> [@Toxii](#): > > Meth bender? Did you mean meth binge? Synonyms, really. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-sleep-for-24-hours-straight/802849/9 "2017-11-27T10:46:38Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Synonyms, really. No, not synonym, _nutmeg_. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-sleep-for-24-hours-straight/802849/10 "2017-11-27T16:06:13Z")
Any drug that would induce this would certainly be life-threatening unless administered by a medical professional. The situation is made worse by the OP wishing to conceal the fact that he has taken such a drug if taken to a hospital. We’re not going to provide advice on how to risk your life. Don’t open another such thread.