How can tobacco, alcohol, and other harmful substances affect athletic performance?

They can negatively affect your health and performance.

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  1. They can negatively affect your health and performance ✔
  2. They have no effect
  3. They improve speed

Why: Harmful substances can hurt both your health and your athletic performance, so avoiding them supports training.

Huh, didn't know that: Harmful substances can hurt both your health and your athletic performance, so avoiding them supports training.

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Answer: They can negatively affect your health and performance. Harmful substances can hurt both your health and your athletic performance, so avoiding them supports training.

  1. Scouting America: Athletics www.scouting.org/merit-badges/athletics
    how the use of tobacco products, alcohol, and other harmful substances can negatively affect your health and your performance
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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