TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Cannabis use motives and associations with personal and work characteristics among Canadian workers: a cross-sectional study
JO  - Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology
A1  - Smith, Peter M.
A1  - Furlan, Andrea D.
A1  - Lee, Hyunmi
A1  - Chrystoja, Bethany R.
A1  - Carnide, Nancy
SP  - e25
EP  - e25
VL  - 19
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1745-6673
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12995-024-00424-7
ID  - ref1
ER  -