Cigarettes, Smokeless Tobacco, and Poly-Tobacco Among Workers in Three Dusty Industries

Graber, Judith M.; Delnevo, Cristine D.; Bover-Manderski, Michelle T.; Wackowski, Olivia A; Rose, Cecile S.; Ahluwalia, Jasjit S.; Cohen, Robert A.

doi:10.1097/jom.0000000000000699

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“…One result that was identified that was unexpected was that workers in the service-providing sector were found to be more likely to have MUD than those in the goods-producing sector. This finding runs counter to previous studies that have suggested that employees in the goods-producing sector have a higher prevalence rate for marijuana use (Graber et al, 2016; Ompad et al, 2019).…”

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Workplace Context to Prevent Substance Misuse in the United States: Associations Between workplace Policies and Employee Substance Use Disorders

Park

Minnick

2023

Journal of Drug Issues

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Workplace policies are important because employee rates of alcohol and drug misuse can be associated with work-related risk factors in the United States. To explore the associations, this study analyzed the 2010–2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health datasets. The overall sample size was 130,726, and the SUD outcome variables included alcohol, marijuana, pain reliever, and illicit drug use disorders. 20% of participants reported no substance use policies in their workplace. Significant associations were identified between all four measured SUD outcome variables, the presence of specific substance use workplace policies, and individual employment sectors. Specifically, comprehensive policies out of six policies were significantly associated with decreased SUDs in nearly every employment sector. The results of this study suggest that workplace substance use policies are important to prevent the development of employee SUDs and comprehensive policies in place can be most effective.

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Workplace Context to Prevent Substance Misuse in the United States: Associations Between workplace Policies and Employee Substance Use Disorders

Park

Minnick

2023

Journal of Drug Issues

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“…National data show that smoking rates among blue collar workers are more than twice those of white collar workers (10, 11). Specifically, construction is consistently among the highest smoking industries, with recent reports showing it just behind mining/extraction (38.5% vs. 39.9%, respectively) (10, 12, 13). A strong association between occupation and alcohol use has also been noted, with workers in physically demanding occupations reporting drinking more frequently, drinking in larger quantity, and more frequently binge drinking (14).…”

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Prevalence and Perception of Risky Health Behaviors Among Construction Workers

Strickland

Wagan

Dale

et al. 2017

Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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Objective This study aimed to evaluate construction workers’ health behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions of health risks from work related and non-work related hazards. Methods Construction workers completed a survey that assessed hazardous health behaviors (such as alcohol and tobacco use), attitudes toward health, and health risk perceptions. We compared construction workers’ health behaviors to general population data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Results Construction workers reported greater smoking and drinking compared to their age-adjusted white male counterparts in Missouri. While there was a high awareness of work-related health and safety risks, concerns about general health risks did not correspond with risks from relevant health behaviors. Conclusion Educational efforts have created awareness of work-related safety and health issues in this population; similar efforts are needed to address disparities of general health behaviors.

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“…It has been proven that educating managers on smoking cessation service promotion or cessation interventions is a sustainable strategy for implementing related services [ 38 ]. Since the age of starting smoking, motivation to quit smoking, information about smoking cessation services, work environments, and job-related stress differ across occupations, workplace smoking cessation services or occupation-specific services could be developed [ 39 ].…”

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Awareness and Needs of Smoking Cessation Services for Female Emotional Laborers, Parcel Delivery Workers, Transportation Workers, and Construction Workers in South Korea

Lee

Kim³

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Although South Korea has implemented various smoking cessation services, women who are emotional laborers, as well as parcel delivery, transportation, and construction workers, have poor access to these services. This study evaluated the smoking-related characteristics of workers in these four occupations as well as the awareness of and need for smoking cessation services. In total 808 workers in these four occupations aged 19 years and above were recruited nationwide and had their data analyzed. The participants’ age, marital status, number of work hours per week, job-related stress, age when they started smoking, average number of cigarettes a day, types of tobacco products, close relationships to others who smoke, number of attempts to quit smoking, plans to quit smoking, awareness of cessation services, prior utilization of cessation services, and need for cessation services were surveyed. Compared with parcel delivery workers, female emotional laborers and transportation and construction workers had more attempts to quit smoking, plans to quit smoking, and prior utilization of smoking cessation services, moreover, construction workers had a significantly lower awareness of smoking cessation services. Parcel delivery workers need smoking cessation programs, mobile applications to help them quit smoking, and improvements in their work environments. Cessation services and education should be promoted at workplaces and among managers.

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Cigarettes, Smokeless Tobacco, and Poly-Tobacco Among Workers in Three Dusty Industries

Abstract: Disparities in tobacco use behaviors by industry may point to opportunities for targeted workplace tobacco cessation programs.

Cited by 9 publications

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Workplace Context to Prevent Substance Misuse in the United States: Associations Between workplace Policies and Employee Substance Use Disorders

Workplace Context to Prevent Substance Misuse in the United States: Associations Between workplace Policies and Employee Substance Use Disorders

Prevalence and Perception of Risky Health Behaviors Among Construction Workers

Awareness and Needs of Smoking Cessation Services for Female Emotional Laborers, Parcel Delivery Workers, Transportation Workers, and Construction Workers in South Korea

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