Sport participation and alcohol and illicit drug use in adolescents and young adults: A systematic review of longitudinal studies

Among young people who participate only in sports, more physical participation is associated with a faster average acceleration of alcohol problems. The vertical relationship between physical participation and alcohol-related behavior depends on whether respondents are participating in non-male / boy and women / girl activities other than sports. In the first sports that participated only in sports, on average, more sports were significantly related to the rate of increase in alcohol use problems. This finding supports the previous work, suggesting that 3, 13, 36, physical participation is associated with a sharp increase in adolescent drinking. In addition, among the people participating in sports only, it shows that the more participation in sports, the more likely it may be related to the more comprehensive structure of alcohol use including the bad influence of drinking.

Physical participation can play an important and active role in the health and development of children and young people. One area that has attracted public attention recently is the role that sports participation may play in preventing youths' drug abuse and alcohol abuse. This study is a systematic review of 17 longitudinal studies investigating the relationship between adolescent sports participation and alcohol and drug use. As a result, physical participation was associated with alcohol intake and 82% (14/17) of included studies showed a significant positive correlation. However, participation in sports seems to be related to the use of illegal drugs, especially the use of drugs other than cannabis. 80% of the surveys have found that physical participation is associated with a decrease in the use of illegal drugs

Physical participation in adolescents and adolescents, alcohol and illegal drug use: a systematic review of longitudinal studies