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- Title
Extreme binge drinking among adolescent athletes: A cause for concern?
- Authors
Veliz, Philip; McCabe, Sean Esteban; Boyd, Carol J.
- Abstract
<bold>Background and Objectives: </bold>Examine the association between adolescent sport participation and extreme binge drinking (10 + drinks) among boys and girls.<bold>Methods: </bold>Secondary analysis of the nationally representative 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (n = 13,583).<bold>Results: </bold>Boys who participated on sport teams had the greatest odds of engaging in extreme binge drinking.<bold>Discussion and Conclusions: </bold>Despite the modest associations found among athletes, boys who participated on multiple sport teams had the greatest odds of engaging in extreme binge drinking.<bold>Scientific Significance: </bold>Greater prevention efforts should target multi-sport athletes because they are at greater risk for negative consequences of heavy drinking.
- Subjects
BINGE drinking; ALCOHOL drinking; ALCOHOL &; athletes; ALCOHOLIC intoxication; ALCOHOLISM in sports; SPORTS team management
- Publication
American Journal on Addictions, 2016, Vol 25, Issue 1, p37
- ISSN
1055-0496
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/ajad.12323