Abstract
Introduction: The medical schools of the São Paulo region perform sports competitions as a way of socialization and integration between them. Thus, each medical school has its training routine and focuses on performance during the year. However, these study places also have parties, which have as a characteristic the high consumption of alcoholic drinks. Objective: The present study aims to analyze the constancy of alcohol consumption by the students of a medical school in the northwest of São Paulo who practice physical exercises, as well as to evaluate the reasons and possible consequences of this substance in the organism of these academics. Methods: The research is observational and transversal, done by a virtual formulary, via "Google Forms". Results: It observed the ingest of alcohol, mostly, twice a week by 75% of the interviewed, as approximately 74% reported loss or failure in the efficiency at the next day's activities. Some of the symptoms by the majority were tiredness, sleepiness, fatigue, dehydration, and low concentration, and in the minority, cramps, spasms, and photosensitivity. Furthermore, 94% of the academics practice some exercise in their daily, third times a week. Finally, 86% of the interviewees who are competitors and ingest alcohol don’t consume it when the competition date is close. Conclusion: The medical students' routine has parties and sports, as well as the incentive for alcohol consumption. In this way, the alcohol effects, one day after ingestion, already show up and are malefic not only to the sports performance but also to the academic and personal performances. It can also be concluded that sports competitions are very important to some students since they don't consume alcoholic drinks days before the championship.