@article{ref1,
title="Cannabis use motives and associations with personal and work characteristics among Canadian workers: a cross-sectional study",
journal="Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology",
year="2024",
author="Smith, Peter M. and Furlan, Andrea D. and Lee, Hyunmi and Chrystoja, Bethany R. and Carnide, Nancy",
volume="19",
number="1",
pages="e25-e25",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Research on cannabis use motives has focused on youth. Little is known about motives among working adults, including how work may play a role. This study aimed to describe cannabis use motives and their connection to work, and identify the personal and work correlates of work-related motives among a sample of workers. <br><br>METHODS: A national, cross-sectional sample of Canadian workers were queried about their cannabis use. Workers reporting past-year cannabis use (n = 589) were asked their motives for using cannabis and whether each motive was related to work or helped them manage at work (i.e., work-related). Multinomial logistic regression analyses were conducted to estimate the associations of personal and work characteristics with work-related cannabis use motives (no work-related motives, < 50% of motives work-related, ≥ 50% of motives work-related). <br><br>RESULTS: Use for relaxation (59.3%), enjoyment (47.2%), social reasons (35.3%), coping (35.1%), medical reasons (30.9%), and sleep (29.9%) were the most common motives. Almost 40% of respondents reported one or more of their cannabis use motives were work-related, with coping (19.9%) and relaxation (16.3%) most commonly reported as work-related. Younger age, poorer general health, greater job stress, having a supervisory role, and hazardous work were associated with increased odds of reporting at least some cannabis use motives to be work-related, while work schedule and greater frequency of alcohol use were associated with reduced odds of motives being primarily work-related. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Cannabis use motives among workers are diverse and frequently associated with work. Greater attention to the role of work in motivating cannabis use is warranted.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1745-6673",
doi="10.1186/s12995-024-00424-7",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12995-024-00424-7"
}