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Within sport there is a noted paucity of research on the reasons as to why sportspeople drink in excess (O’Brien, Kolt, Webber & Hunter, 2010).  In sport, alcohol is seen as the most widely used drug in the athletic population.  Studies have shown that up 88% of intercollegiate American athletes use alcohol (O’Brien & Lyons, […]

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Alcohol Drinking alcohol before sleep can be viewed as having both a positive and negative influence on sleep. Most research suggests that consumption of alcohol before sleep has a detrimental impact on sleep quality and quantity.  Due to alcohols fast metabolism, the effects of alcohol on sleep can change between the first and second half […]