Effects of Alcohol in Sports at the College Level: A Study of Kurukshetra District

Abstract

It is a well-known fact that some of the sports persons frequently use alcohol and other drugs. Most of the studies have concluded that the effects of Alcoholism on the human body of sportsperson and their performance in sports. As we know that alcohol is not a stimulant but a narcotic, capable of producing unconsciousness or of inhibiting activities which may cause danger to the life of a sportsperson by paralyzing the nerve system. Furthermore, the higher centers of brain that function in memory, attention, thought, judgment and self-control are the first affected by it. Alcohol acts upon nerve tissues rather than muscles and affects a reduction in the speed and accuracy of muscular reactions. It may lead severe consequences for the mind and body of a sportsperson as it has no more nutritive value for us. To know the fact, the present research work is based on a survey made in Kurukshetra district including 100 male sports persons involved in various sports activities. Most of them assumed the fact that they frequently used alcohol, but they were not found habitual of it.