Alcohol use among college students has become a considerable public health problem.
Among this group, intercollegiate athletes are at a particularly high risk for excessive alcohol …

Purpose This study examines heavy episodic alcohol consumption and associated harms in
collegiate athletes in the United States. The factors which may promote or deter such use …

Background: Varsity student athletes are a high-risk drinking group, exhibiting a greater
propensity to binge drink than their non-sport peers. Moreover, as intercollegiate athletic …

Objective: The authors aimed to further describe the relationship of alcohol use by college
athletes to variables, such as sport participation, time of year, and level of competition …

Objective: Studies indicate greater heavy episodic drinking and related consequences for
college student-athletes compared with nonathletes. Surprisingly, little research has …

This study examines alcohol use among college students, focusing on variation in binge
drinking based on involvement in athletics. Prior research indicates that college students …

Prior research has found that (a) intercollegiate athletes are especially “at-risk” for excessive
alcohol consumption (eg,), and (b) sport-type differences exist among college athletes in …

There is compelling evidence that college student athletes engage in frequent episodes of
heavy drinking and are prone to negative consequences resulting from such use. This study …

Prior research has found that intercollegiate athletes consume more alcohol and experience
more negative alcohol-related consequences than nonathletes, but no measure of sport …

This study measured athletes' alcohol, energy drink, and combined-use. It also compared
athletes' reported risk-taking and consequences while using alcohol-only and in …