Cannabis approval and perceived risk of use among minority U.S. Army Reservists

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ID15415004
AuthorsJessica A Kulak (0000-0001-7387-5420, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, corresponding author), Joel Lopez (0000-0002-0981-505X, Columbia University), Schuyler C Lawson (0000-0001-7786-4083, University at Buffalo, State University of New York), M Arif (0000-0002-4030-9454, University at Buffalo, State University of New York), D Lynn Homish (0000-0002-1658-1482, University at Buffalo, State University of New York), Gregory G Homish (0000-0003-2601-3283, University at Buffalo, State University of New York)
Year2024
Volume24
Issue4
Pages1113-1126
Publication date2024-01-25
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1533-2640 • E-ISSN: 1533-2659
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15332640.2024.2302312
PMID38270145
OpenAlexW4391230191
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited31

This study examined how minoritized U.S. Army Reserve/National Guard service members perceive cannabis use amid a continuously evolving societal and legal landscape in the United States. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine relationships between cannabis perceptions and race while considering illicit drug use norms, posttraumatic stress disorder symptomatology, and current drug use. Non-Hispanic Black soldiers had lower odds of approval for medicinal cannabis use and Hispanic soldiers had higher odds of perceived risk of cannabis use, both of which persisted when considering key covariates. These findings may be partly explained by a confluence of societal and cultural factors

Cannabis · Environmental health · Logistic regression · National guard · Odds · Odds ratio · Political science · Psychiatry · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

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