Addiction
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Multicenter Study
Does sports participation during adolescence prevent later alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use?
To study whether participation in organized sports during adolescence predicts increased smoking of tobacco, alcohol intoxication and cannabis use from late adolescence to adulthood when controlling for potential confounders. Moreover, to study whether such increased drug use varies according to type of sport (team versus individual), main skills needed (endurance, strength or technical) and level of competition. ⋯ Sports participation in adolescence, and participation in team sports in particular, may increase the growth in alcohol intoxication during late adolescent and early adult years, whereas participation in team sports and endurance sports may reduce later increase in tobacco and cannabis use.
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To examine the nature and extent of alcohol industry sponsorship of sportspeople, and its association with drinking. ⋯ Alcohol industry sponsorship of sportspeople, and in particular the provision of free or discounted alcoholic beverages, is associated with hazardous drinking after adjustment for a range of potential confounders. Sports administration bodies should consider the health and ethical risks of accepting alcohol industry sponsorship.
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Recent ex-smokers report a range of reactions to other people's cigarette smoke. We examined the hypothesis that those who find the smell of smoke pleasant and tempting are more likely to relapse than those who have a neutral or even negative reaction to it. ⋯ In abstaining smokers, the like or dislike of other people's smoke is not related to relapse. The temptation to smoke elicited by other people's smoke is related to outcome, but only as an indicator of a general 'temptation threshold'. Patients who find other people's smoke tempting can be reassured that this reaction will gradually decrease.
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To examine whether high social capital at work is associated with an increased likelihood of smoking cessation in baseline smokers. ⋯ If the observed associations are causal, these findings suggest that high perceived social capital at work may facilitate smoking cessation among smokers in higher-status jobs.