Citation

Veliz P, McCabe SE, Boyd CJ. Am. J. Addict. 2015; 25(1): 37-40.

Affiliation

School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/ajad.12323

PMID

26688434

Abstract

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 2015;XX:1-4).

Language: en