Workplace and non-workplace cannabis use and the risk of workplace injury: Findings from a longitudinal study of Canadian workers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Findings of previous studies examining the relationship between cannabis use and workplace injury have been conflicting, likely due to methodological shortcomings, including cross-sectional designs and exposure measures that lack consideration for timing of use. The objective was to estimate the association between workplace cannabis use (before and/or at work) and non-workplace use and the risk of workplace injury.

Methods

Canadian workers participating in a yearly longitudinal study (from 2018 to 2020) with at least two adjacent years of survey data comprised the analytic sample (n = 2745). The exposure was past-year workplace cannabis use (no past-year use, non-workplace use, workplace use). The outcome was past-year workplace injury (yes/no). Absolute risks an

SUBMITTER: Carnide N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10661545 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature