Cultural race-related stress and cannabis use among incarcerated African American men.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Research suggests African American men use cannabis to cope with racial discrimination. This conjecture may also be true for incarcerated African American men, who report high rates of cannabis use prior to and after incarceration. However, no studies to date have examined the association between race-related stress and chronic cannabis use among incarcerated African American men. As this population encounters pervasive negative cultural stereotypes and devaluation from larger society, cultural race-related stress may predict cannabis use among this population. Therefore, the purpose of this brief report was to examine the relationship between cultural race-related stress and years of regular cannabis use among a sample of incarcerated African American men.

Method

SUBMITTER: Dogan JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8084868 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature