Alcohol industry sponsorship and alcohol-related harms in Australian university sportspeople/athletes

O'Brien, Kerry S. and Lynott, Dermot and Miller, Peter G. (2013) Alcohol industry sponsorship and alcohol-related harms in Australian university sportspeople/athletes. Drug and Alcohol Review, 32 (3). pp. 241-247. ISSN 1465-3362

Abstract

Although there is evidence that alcohol sponsorship in sport is related to greater drinking, there is no empirical research on whether alcohol sponsorship is associated with alcohol-related harms. We examined whether there is an association between receipt of alcohol industry sponsorship, and attendance at alcohol sponsor's drinking establishments (e.g. bars), and alcohol-related aggression and antisocial behaviour in university students who play sport.