NON-DAILY SMOKING PREDICTS HAZARDOUS DRINKING AND ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IN YOUNG ADULTS IN A LONGITUDINAL U.S. SAMPLE

摘要

BACKGROUNDIt is known that daily smoking is associated with the development of alcohol use disorders. However, non-daily smoking is prevalent in young adults and is associated with increased rates of problematic alcohol use in cross-sectional data. It is unknown whether non-daily smoking is predictive of hazardous drinking and alcohol use disorders using longitudinal data. The primary aim of the present investigation was to explore the temporal relationship between non-daily smoking and drinking in young adults, and secondarily, whether college status modified this relationship.