ArticleAddictive behaviors reports2018
Drug, nicotine, and alcohol use among exercisers: Does substance addiction co-occur with exercise addiction?
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- Exercise addiction: A narrative overview of research issues.Dialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2023Review
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- Tobacco use severity in relation to opioid misuse and dependence among adult tobacco users with chronic pain: The moderating role of pain-related anxiety.Addictive behaviors · 2021Article
- Association between Tobacco Consumption and Problematic Internet Use and the Practice of Physical Activity in Spanish Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Exploring the Relationship Between Mental Well-Being, Exercise Routines, and the Intake of Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Comparison Across Sport Disciplines.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Mental disorders in individuals at risk for exercise addiction - A systematic review.Addictive behaviors reports · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundScholastic works suggest that those at risk for exercise addiction are also often addicted to illicit drugs, nicotine, and/or alcohol, but empirical evidence is lacking.
aimsThe aim of the present work was to examine the co-occurrence of illicit drug, nicotine, and alcohol use
methodsA sample of 538 regular exercisers were surveyed via the Qualtrics research platform. They completed the (i) Drug Use Disorder Identification Test, (ii) Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence, (iii) Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test, and (iv) Exercise Addition Inventory.
resultsA large proportion (n = 59; 10.97%) of the sample was found to be at risk for exercise addiction. The proportion of drug and alcohol users among these participants did not differ from the rest of the sample. However, the incidence of nicotine consumption was lowest among them. The severity of problematic substance use did not differ across the groups.
conclusionsThese findings suggest that substance addiction and the risk for exercise addiction are unrelated. In fact, those at risk for exercise addiction exhibited the healthiest profile related to the prevalence of smoking.
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