Snus use in football: the threat of a new addiction?

Daniel Read; Sarah Carter; Phil Hopley; Karim Chamari; Lee Taylor

doi:10.5114/biolsport.2024.130050

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Short communication

Snus use in football: the threat of a new addiction?

Daniel Read

¹

,

Sarah Carter

²

,

Phil Hopley

³

,

Karim Chamari

⁴

,

Lee Taylor

^{5, 6, 7}

Institute for Sport Business, Loughborough University London, London, United Kingdom
Faculty of Health, Exercise and Sports Science, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0810, Australia
Cognacity Wellbeing, London, United Kingdom
Aspetar Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Hospital, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Doha, Qatar
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University. National Centre for Sport and Exercise, Medicine (NCSEM), Loughborough, United Kingdom
Sport and Exercise Discipline Group, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Moore Park, NSW, Australia
Human Performance Research Centre, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, Australia

Biol Sport. 2024;41(1):201–205

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2024.130050

Online publish date: 2023/07/24

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The use of Snus, an oral nicotine pouch, is becoming increasingly common in English professional football. As a nicotine product, Snus raises important questions about health and performance for practitioners.

The purpose of this short communication is to explain the current regulatory status of Snus, performance relatedeffects, and associated health outcomes. Further, based on player statements and evidence from the general public, we argue that Snus is used as a coping mechanism to deal with the stressors of professional football. Accordingly, the communication concludes with guidance for club-level multidisciplinary interventions to support player welfare, aimed at reducing Snus use as well as future research recommendations.

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Snus use in football: the threat of a new addiction?

Daniel Read 1 , Sarah Carter 2 , Phil Hopley 3 , Karim Chamari 4 , Lee Taylor 5, 6, 7

nicotine, substance use, performance, mental health, dependence, football medicine

Daniel Read

¹

,

Sarah Carter

²

,

Phil Hopley

³

,

Karim Chamari

⁴

,

Lee Taylor

^{5, 6, 7}