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Substance Use and Misuse and Potential Doping Behaviour in Rugby Union Players

The aims of this investigation were to compile evidence on substance-use-and-misuse (SUM) and to identify factors related to potential- doping-behaviour (PDB) in rugby union. The subjects were 105 rugby athletes (all males ; 23.4 +/- 4.1 years ; 99% respondents). The variables included socio-demographic factors, SUM-data, sport-factors, knowledge-on-doping (KD), and PDB. Data showed high alcohol consumption, with more than 30% of the athletes binge drinking at least once per week. Approximately 52% of the subjects used dietary- supplementation (DS) and 23% reported PDB, whereas 55% believed that doping is present in rugby. Forward conditional logistic regression revealed that less rugby experience (OR:1.286 ; 95%CI:1.058-1.563 ; p < 0.05), less smoking (OR:2.034 ; 95%CI:1.100-3.760 ; p < 0.05), higher DS usage (OR:5.543 ; 95%CI:1.666-18.444 ; p < 0.01), and a stronger belief that doping is present in rugby (OR:0.305 ; 95%CI:0.066- 0.638 ; p < 0.01) were significant predictors of PDB. The high PDB and alcohol consumption warrant a serious intervention on these problems in rugby.

predictors; performance enhancers; nutritional supplements

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