Examining Sex Differences in Associations between Pain and Alcohol Use among College Student-Athletes.

: College student-athletes are a high-risk population for both pain and alcohol use. Although a growing literature indicates that pain motivates alcohol consumption, no studies have tested associations between pain and alcohol in college student-athletes. : Among National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I student-athletes at a large public university ( = 65; 48% Female), nearly all student-athletes (97%) reported alcohol use and 65% reported pain due to an athletic injury.