[The relationship between the rigorous practice of sports and addictions: results from a survey in south-eastern France].
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of cigarette, alcohol and cannabis consumption among top-ranked French student athletes aged between 16-24 years old, and to identify correlating factors. Overall, 837 athletes participated in the study (82% response rate). Among females, the amount and duration of sporting activity in which they were engaged on a weekly basis had a negative correlation to cigarette smoking and the occasional use of cannabis. Among males, however, a positive correlation of these factors was observed for cigarette smoking. Other determinants of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use were the level of athletic competition and whether the athlete practiced a team sport (as opposed to an individual one), with some gender variations. Two major risk factors for young adult athletes were the existence of high psychological distress (for both sexes) and a lack of family support (particularly in the case of males). Further research is needed to investigate the specific motives to use so-called "recreational" drugs among young athletes engaging in high-level competition.
Guagliardo
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Observatoire Régional de la Santé PACA-INSERM U379, 23, rue Stanislas Torrents, 13006 Marseille, France.
Peretti-Watel
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Verger
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Pruvost
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J
Guibbert
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Mignon
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Obadia
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Y
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003625:Data Collection; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013177:Sports; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors