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Article: Leisure and alcohol consumption. (research into the relationship between the two)
- Article from:
- Parks & Recreation
- Article date:
- May 1, 1993
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 National Recreation and Park Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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EDITOR'S NOTE: Cynthia Carruthers is an assistant professor in the Department of Sport and Leisure Studies at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Leisure service professionals need to understand the complex relationship between alcohol consumption and leisure behavior. Abusive drinking can contribute to health, work, school, family and legal problems, and, among adolescents, is often associated with the use of other drugs. "Healthy" leisure participation is often espoused by the leisure service profession as a constructive alternative to alcohol/drug use. Both public leisure service professionals and therapeutic recreation specialists have advocated the use of ...