The initiation, development, and maintenance of alcohol/tobacco use in adolescents: The role of associative memory

滥用酒精和烟草在澳大利亚青少年中很常见，其长期健康后果已得到充分证实。 药物相关记忆关联模型可预测成人的药物使用。 然而，记忆关联模型尚未应用于吸烟行为，或了解青少年酒精/烟草使用随着时间的推移。 预计记忆协会将预测酒精/烟草的使用和滥用的发展，在考虑可行的替代解释的协会。了解记忆协会在酒精/烟草使用发展中的作用，应该为高危青少年的预防计划提供信息。

Alcohol abuse and tobacco misuse are common in Australian adolescents and its long-term health consequences are well established. Models of drug-related memory association predict drug use in adults. However, memory association models have not been applied to smoking behaviour, or to understanding adolescent alcohol/tobacco use over time. It is expected that memory associations will predict the development of alcohol/tobacco use and misuse, after accounting for viable alternative explanations of the association. Understanding the role that memory associations have in the development of alcohol/tobacco use should inform prevention programs for at-risk adolescents.