This chapter focuses on substance-abuse and dependence issues relevant to the
assessment of, intervention with, treatment of, and education of athletes, at various levels of …

Alcohol in athletes mixes no better than alcohol in drivers. Robert Stainback's Alcohol and
Sport reveals the extent of the sport and alcohol relationship and how professionals can …

The purpose of this chapter is to discuss effective intervention strategies for athletes
experiencing substance use problems. The chapter begins with a review of prevalence rates …

Although substance abuse and athletics has received much publicity in the popular press
over the past 20 years, there are a number of questions that have not been answered or only …

As the prevalence of chemical abuse surfaces throughout the realm of athletic competition,
the severity and complexity of this crisis becomes evident. This multifaceted crisis requires …

Issues associated with athletics, alcohol abuse, and drug use continue to be salient aspects
of popular culture. These issues include high-profile athletes experiencing public incidents …

Purpose To outline the paradoxes and contradictions inherent in debates about sport,
alcohol, and addiction. It appears that a growing number of sportspeople suffer from …

Professional and other elite athletes use some substances at higher rates than nonathletes
in the general population [1–7]. This is especially true for substances that have actual or …

Investigates psychological factors which are associated with alcohol use or non-use by high
school athletes. Association of pressures from academics, parents and guardians and …

Although there has been much recent concern about the extent of drug and alcohol use by
professional athletes, relatively little is known about the nature of the problem and the extent …