Do varsity college athletes have a greater likelihood of risky alcohol and cannabis use than non-athletes? Results from a National Survey in Brazil.
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Mannes, Zachary LHasin, Deborah S
Martins, Silvia S
Gonçalves, Priscila D
Livne, Ofir
de Oliveira, Lucio G
de Andrade, Arthur G
McReynolds, Larkin S
McDuff, David
Hainline, Brian
Castaldelli-Maia, João M
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2022-03-14Journal
Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)Publisher
Associação Brasileira de PsiquiatriaType
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Objective: We examined the prevalence of risky alcohol and cannabis use among Brazilian varsity college athletes and whether this group had a greater likelihood of risky use than non-athletes. Methods: In 2009, Brazilian college students (n=12,711) were recruited for a national stratified random survey. Their sociodemographic characteristics, mental health, substance use, and participation in varsity sports were assessed. Binary logistic regression models were used to examine the association between varsity athlete status and moderate to high-risk alcohol and cannabis use. Results: Among varsity athletes, 67.6 and 10.7% reported risky alcohol and cannabis use, respectively. Varsity athletes had greater odds of risky alcohol consumption than non-athletes (aOR = 2.02, 95%CI 1.08-3.78). Varsity athletes also had greater odds of risky cannabis use than non-athletes in unadjusted analyses (OR = 2.57, 95%CI 1.05-6.28), although this relationship was attenuated after covariate adjustment. Conclusions: Among college students in Brazil, varsity athletes had a higher prevalence of risky alcohol and cannabis use than non-athletes. The rates were considerably higher than those observed among samples of U.S. college athletes. Future research should examine the use of these substances among varsity college athletes in other middle-income countries since these findings will likely guide prevention and treatment efforts.Identifier to cite or link to this item
http://hdl.handle.net/10713/18428ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1590/1516-4446-2021-2236
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