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Objectives: This study aims to investigate problematic alcohol use of male students who were using alcohol and cigarette concurrently, and examine relations of their problematic alcohol use and motivation for alcohol use and smoking motives to provide useful information for intervention of drinking problem. Methods: The participants were 501 male college students (233 alcohol and cigarette concurrent users and 268 only alcohol users) living in Seoul and suburbs, whose ages ranged from 19 to 28, and average was 22.10 (SD=2.55). Psychological testings were used to measure Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, Drinking Motive Scale, Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence, and Smoking Motivation Questionnaire. Results: Concurrent male users of alcohol and cigarette showed higher level of problematic drinking, such as hazardous drinking, dependent drinking, and harmful drinking than only alcohol users. And, concurrent male users of alcohol and cigarette also showed more enhancement motives and coping motives for alcohol use than only alcohol users. Social motives and coping motives for alcohol use were positively correlated with control of negative emotion and relaxation motives for cigarette use. Enhancement motives and conformity motives for alcohol use were positively correlated with habitual smoking and intellectual stimulation. Four motivations for alcohol use were accounted 40.5% variance of problematic drinking, and enhancement, conformity, and coping motives for alcohol use were significant predictors for problematic drinking in regression model. Five motivations for cigarette use were accounted 17.9% variance of problematic drinking, and habitual smoking, intellectual stimulation, and social attraction motives for cigarette use were significant predictors for problematic drinking in regression model. Conclusion: The present study suggests that concurrent male users of alcohol and cigarette have more severe drinking problems. And, motivation for smoking motives as well as alcohol use were critical factors for problematic alcohol use among concurrent male users of alcohol and cigarette.