I wonder if they considered won/lost statistics in this study? I know, personally, I would've drank a lot less this season if Tech'd won a few more ballgames. :wink:


Study: Spirits Abound Among College Sports Fans

Sports Fans More Likely To Binge Drink Than Non-Fans

POSTED: 10:12 a.m. EST December 10, 2002

BOSTON -- A new study found that college sports and drinking go hand in hand.

The Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study surveyed more than 14,000 college students in 39 states, and found that sports fans binge drink more often than non-fans.

The study, which was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, found that 53 percent of sports fans usually binge when they drink. In constrast, 41 percent of male non-fans and 37 percent of female non-fans binge drink.

The results will be published in the January/February issue of the journal Addictive Behaviors.