The risk of alcohol abuse was increased 2.6-fold in those reporting high workplace discrimination as compared to those with low levels (RR=2.60, 95% CI=1.10-6.15). Stress explained this association only marginally (i.e., RRs for high workplace discriminination were attenuated by 14.47%). Associations did not differ between women and men (i.e., p-values for all interaction terms were > 0.05) CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that workplace discrimination is an important risk factor for alcohol abuse among US workers, highlighting the need for organizational interventions to address discrimination at the workplace.
Li et al. (2026) studied this question.