ArticleAddictive behaviors reports2020
High school sport participation and substance use: A cross-sectional analysis of students from the COMPASS study.
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- Association of sports practice aspects with health risk behaviors in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo · 2024Pooled it
- An International Systematic Review of Prevalence, Risk, and Protective Factors Associated with Young People's E-Cigarette Use.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of the Six Pillars of Lifestyle Medicine on the Performance of High School Athletes: A Systematic Review.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025Article
- Adolescent extracurricular activities and perception of risk of harm from binge drinking.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Investigating the association between school substance programs and student substance use: accounting for informative cluster size.Epidemiologic methods · 2025Article
- Associations between muscle-building exercise and concurrent e-cigarette, cigarette, and cannabis use among U.S. adolescents.PloS one · 2022Article
- Physical activity and substance use among Canadian adolescents: Examining the moderating role of school connectedness.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Investigating individual-level correlates of e-cigarette initiation among a large sample of Canadian high school students.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2021Article
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- A quasi-experimental examination of how changes in school-level intramurals are associated with physical activity among a sample of Canadian secondary school students from the COMPASS study.SSM - population health · 2021Article
- Examining If Changes in the Type of School-Based Intramural Programs Affect Youth Physical Activity over Time: A Natural Experiment Evaluation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionThe objective of this study was to examine the association between participation in school sports and substance use behaviors in both male and female high school students.
methodsThe current study used cross-sectional data from 60,601 students from Year 6 (2017-2018) of the COMPASS study. Students reported their school physical activity participation (none, intramurals only, varsity only, both) and past 30-day substance use (binge drinking, cannabis use, cigarette use, e-cigarette use). Hierarchical logistic regression models predicted the odds of substance use, by sex.
results55% of students did not participate in any school sports and 32% reported substance use. Intramurals were negatively associated with cannabis use and cigarette use among all students and e-cigarette use among females. Varsity sports were associated with lower odds of cigarette use among all students and cannabis use among males. In contrast, participating in varsity sports was associated with increased odds of binge drinking and e-cigarette use among all students. Participating in both intramurals and varsity sports was associated with increased odds of binge drinking and e-cigarette use but with decreased odds of cannabis use and cigarette use.
conclusionsIntramurals were found to be protective against cannabis use and cigarette use among all students and e-cigarette use among females. Although varsity sports were protective against cannabis and cigarette use, they were found to be a risk factor for binge drinking and e-cigarette use. Substance use prevention efforts should be a focus among school varsity sports teams, especially for binge drinking and e-cigarette use.
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