“We have studied cannabis use to enhance both sportive and non-sportive performance among French sport university students.
RESULTS:
Males were more prone to have already used cannabis to enhance non-sportive performance as well as sportive performance. The simultaneous equation model indicated that both kinds of enhancing-substance use were endogenous: cannabis use to enhance sportive performance leads to cannabis use to enhance non-sportive performance and reciprocally.
Moreover, the relaxing properties of cannabis may be frequently used to enhance performance. Cannabis use to enhance sportive performance was positively related to the competitive level and to sliding sports.
CONCLUSIONS:
The present study helps to improve understanding on an empirical paradox about the relationship between doping agents use and so-called ‘recreational’ drug use among athletes. Indeed, people who use doping agents may also use ‘recreational’ drugs for a ‘non-recreational’ purpose.”