Min onkel sendte mig dette og jeg tænkte at jeg ville dele det med PN.. Jeg må indrømme at jeg stiller mig kritisk overfor denne undersøgelse, men det får alligevel en til at tænke...
Kan det virkelig passe at 80% af PN er på stoffer når de spiller? Har svært ved at tro det, selv når koffein er inkluderet..
Public release date: 1-Jun-2010
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Nova Southeastern University
Study finds poker players using drugs to enhance performance
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. ---- A Nova Southeastern University study recently presented at a national conference found that 80 percent of poker players around the world reported using drugs and other substances to enhance their performance in poker.
Poker players are using drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, Valium, and other prescription medications, as well as substances including caffeine, energy drinks and guarana to get an edge over their opponents.
"The use these substances could allow poker players to stay awake longer, as well as focus and concentrate better, which would be a competitive advantage," said Kevin Clauson, Pharm.D., an associate professor at NSU's College of Pharmacy, who was the principle investigator in the study. "Stamina is important for any poker player because tournament poker and cash games can go on for many hours."
Using these substances can be harmful for poker players, Clauson said. Depending on the type of substance, he pointed out; there will likely be short-term and long-term side effects.
The NSU researchers initially interviewed players in Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker and then surveyed players online from across the globe, including North America, Europe, and Asia, with the majority of respondents coming from the US and Canada.
Respondents included professional poker players, semi-pro, amateur, and recreational players. Regardless of one's status, an overwhelming majority of poker involves some amount of money, Clauson said. The players surveyed played poker --- largely no-limit Texas hold' em ---- both in person and on the Internet. Most were males in their mid-20s.
About 73 percent of the respondents said they used drugs and other substances to focus and concentrate better. The rest used these products to calm their nerves, stay awake, and improve memory.
The results suggest that the use of substances to improve poker performance is widespread, especially at higher stakes, Clauson said. "Most people we surveyed are using some kind of a boost in order to play one of the most popular games in the world," he said.
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To view the study highlights, please visit www.slideshare.net/kclauson/use-of-cognitive-and-performance-enhancing-medications-in-poker-players
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Poker og stoffer!
80%????? LOL, siger jeg bare... - det tror jeg ikke en skid på!
LOL, hvis caffeine, energy drinks and guarana er med så ok fint nok.
Det bliver vel bare til en undersøgelse der fik det udfald som man ville have, nemlig at pokerspillere var på stoffer.
Den er jo ubrugelig.
Når koffein - og dermed kaffe, cola, red bull osv - er inkluderet, tror jeg ikke det er helt skævt.
Edit: Men det tror jeg såmænd ikke er specifikt til pokerspillere. Andre erhverv bruger også kaffe mv såvidt jeg ved.
alså igen hvis caffeine er med så er 80% af danmarks arbejdskraft vel på stoffer ?
Ja, det er rimeligt betydende, hvordan definitionen af 'koffein' er. hvis den er så bred, at den indeholder kaffe og cola - og ikke kun koffeinpiller og deslige - så er jeg enig med Orty, at det ikke er helt skævt.
hmm 23% oplyser at have taget en receptpligtigt middel. Ca 80% af alle tager en eller anden form for rusmiddel, men vi snakker også energidrinks og lignende, så der er måske ikke så mærkeligt...
Kan også se at undersøgelsen er lavet udfra 198 udfyldte online-surveys, så det er heller ikke en særlig stor sample..
Som Tilthis.
Hvis undersøgelsen tog udgangspunkt i ulovlige stoffer ville den nok være mere interessant.
Utroligt man bruger tid på at lave den undersøgelse i første omgang.
tilt@
jeg vil ikke sige den er ubrugelig, for hvis du ser på tallene, er der forbavsende mange, der enten tager receptpligtig medicin eller stoffer som hash og amfetamin.. Men det er jo klart at de 80% blot er en eye-catcher..
@strange
de har jeg heller ikke rigtigt brugt tid, de har spurgt 198 folk.
De burde have spurgt 1 person for så ville det måske have været 100% af alle pokerspillere er på stoffer!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Med hensyn til receptpligtige stoffer så har det nok stor betydning at de hovedsageligt har spurgt Amerikanere. De angiver selv at den bedste positive indikator for om en person var på den slags var om det var en Amerikaner.
De har den sygeste kultur hvor fandeme hver anden dreng i skolen er på en eller anden form for medicin for bedre at kunne sidde stille og koncentrere sig. Vi var totalt rystede over at forældre ikke bare accepterede det, men ligefrem opfordrede til det.
Det fortsætter i College hvor det er helt "normalt" at tage medicin-cocktails når man laver opgaver eller læser til eksamen.
n-v-m +1
zapp@
sindssygt...
N-V-M +1
Dog ikke godt for koncentrationen, men nok derfor pokerøkonomien kun lige løber rundt:-)
Fedt ikke at kende bivirkningerne!