With a potential casino inside every phone and computer, a rising chorus of experts who study problem gambling and addiction are ringing the alarm.
Topic: Addiction
The NCAA is proud to Draw the Line against sports betting abuse and harassment with real action to protect student-athletes and competition integrity.
Addiction experts explain fentanyl’s deadly new mixes, why naloxone can fail, and how early screening and trauma care boost recovery.
Substance use vulnerability increases with injury, high external expectations, normalized team use, social pressure, and an overidentification with athletic identity, facilitating escalation from coping to dependence.
This article outlines expert consensus that cannabis does not enhance performance, can pose health risks, and that colleges should use evidence‑based education and harm‑reduction strategies to prevent, identify, and manage…
As a former professional athlete for the Philadelphia Flyers — and a current mental health advocate for Pennsylvania Behavioral Health Center — I have had the privilege of using my…
Presentation on Sports, Drugs and Addiction by Justin E. Morales, MD