Youth Sport Participation and Substance Use: Understanding the Relationship (Topic Summary)

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

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Examines the relationship between sport and youth substance use. While sport involvement is often viewed as an opportunity to foster positive youth development, this research shows that sport participation can have both positive and negative impacts on substance use. The report concludes that more research on this relationship is needed.