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Extreme binge drinking among adolescent athletes: A cause for concern?
Author(s) -
Veliz Philip,
McCabe Sean Esteban,
Boyd Carol J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1111/ajad.12323
Subject(s) - athletes , binge drinking , psychology , environmental health , medicine , injury prevention , poison control , physical therapy
Background and Objectives Examine the association between adolescent sport participation and extreme binge drinking (10 + drinks) among boys and girls. Methods Secondary analysis of the nationally representative 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey ( n = 13,583). Results Boys who participated on sport teams had the greatest odds of engaging in extreme binge drinking. Discussion and Conclusions Despite the modest associations found among athletes, boys who participated on multiple sport teams had the greatest odds of engaging in extreme binge drinking. Scientific Significance Greater prevention efforts should target multi‐sport athletes because they are at greater risk for negative consequences of heavy drinking. (Am J Addict 2016;25:37–40)