Academics at the University of Stirling carried out a review into football fans and alcohol abuse.
Cocaine abuse is a bigger cause of football hooliganism on matchdays than alcohol, a study by a Scottish university has found. Academics at the University of Stirling wanted to explore the relationship between football fans and booze in Scotland and England.
The review saw them interviewing fans from north and south of the border, as well as the police, UK and Scottish government advisors, football supporters’ groups and safety organisations. "Cocaine appears to be particularly prevalent and when used in conjunction with alcohol, was described as a ‘perfect mix’ in terms of its combined heightening of intoxicated, hedonic or transgressive experiences on matchday. Both organisational stakeholders and focus group participants reported what they believed was a growing drug culture in football.
"With regards to serious violence, participants suggested that football supporters will always consume alcohol and there will always be ‘small scuffles here and there,’ but, as illustrated by a representative from South Yorkshire police, ‘certainly there is a pickup in cocaine usage by people going out with the intent of causing serious disorder'."
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