Substance Abuse

A POST GAME INTERVIEW WITH THE COACH

Published on: 18th October, 2011

By Paul Schienberg, PhD So, I decided to watch Monday night football yesterday. After trying Channel 7, I remembered Monday night football was on ESPN. I spent about three hours watching the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets butt helmets. It was not a pretty game except for a cornerback, Revis, a few throws by [...]

Stop Enabling and Help Athletes Abusing Substances

Published on: 6th October, 2002

by Paul Schienberg, Ph.D. and Miguel Humara, Ph.D. The use of drugs and alcohol by professional athletes has become an all too common occurrence. A lthough attempts are made to help the individual receive treatment, often they fall short of their mark and the athlete is allowed to continue down the path of addiction. Intervention [...]

Drugs And Sports: Who Getting High?

Published on: 1st August, 2002

by Paul Schienberg, Ph.D. & Miguel Humara, Ph.D. Illicit drug use is a huge problem in communities all over the United States. Although sports usually works as a protective factor from the initiation into drug use, even athletes can fall under their dark spell. Coaches, agents. team-mates, friends and family members must be educated in [...]

Drugs & Sports: Drug Types

Published on: 1st April, 2002

By Paul Schienberg, PhD This article will review drugs sometimes used by athletes. Most sports officials’ voice a consistent negative attitude towards the use of performance enhancing and recreational drugs and have developed policies to ban their use. When violations have been discovered, however, punishment is randomly handed out. Some of the reasons behind this [...]