Lee Jung Yeon, Brook Judith S, Finch Stephen J, Brook David W
Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York.
Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York.
Am J Addict. 2015 Aug;24(5):452-9. doi: 10.1111/ajad.12240. Epub 2015 May 8.
Unemployment (5.5% as of 2015) is a serious social and economic problem in our society. Since marijuana use is an important factor related to unemployment, identifying the trajectory of the use of marijuana may aid intervention programs and research on unemployment.
Six hundred seventy-four participants (53% African-Americans, 47% Puerto Ricans) were surveyed (60% females) from ages 14 to 36. The first data collection was held when the participants were students attending schools in the East Harlem area of New York City.
We found that the chronic marijuana use (OR = 4.07, p < .001; AOR = 2.58, p < .05) and the late marijuana quitter (OR = 2.91, p < .05) trajectory groups were associated with an increased likelihood of unemployment compared with the no marijuana use trajectory group.
The results suggest that those who use marijuana chronically are at greater risk for being unemployed. Consequently, these individuals should have access to and participate in marijuana cessation treatment programs in order to reduce their risk of unemployment. Unemployment intervention programs should also consider focusing on the cessation of the use of marijuana to decrease the likelihood of later unemployment.
失业（截至2015年为5.5%）是我们社会中一个严重的社会和经济问题。由于使用大麻是与失业相关的一个重要因素，确定大麻使用轨迹可能有助于开展针对失业的干预项目和研究。
对674名参与者（53%为非裔美国人，47%为波多黎各人）进行了调查（60%为女性），年龄在14岁至36岁之间。首次数据收集是在参与者作为学生在纽约市东哈莱姆区上学时进行的。
我们发现，与不使用大麻轨迹组相比，长期使用大麻轨迹组（比值比[OR]=4.07，p<0.001；校正比值比[AOR]=2.58，p<0.05）和较晚停止使用大麻轨迹组（OR=2.91，p<0.05）失业的可能性增加。
结果表明，长期使用大麻者失业风险更高。因此，这些人应获得并参与大麻戒断治疗项目，以降低其失业风险。失业干预项目也应考虑侧重于停止使用大麻，以降低日后失业的可能性。
