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Objectives: Recent surveys indicate that smoking, alcohol consumption in adolescents have been increasing steadily in South Korea. This study seeks to examine relationships with socio-demographic variables, smoking and drinking behavior (drinking frequency, drinking amount and drinking problems) among adolescents from multi-cultural families in Korea. Methods: The 2014 Korean Youth Health Risk Behavior Survey, a nationwide dataset collected by the Korean Center for Disease Control, was used for analyses. The data contained a total of 35,668 (18,435 girls, 17,233 girls) high school students. Only 653 adolescents from multi-cultural families were selected for this analysis. Results: The rate of monthly smokers and drinkers were7.9% and 13.9%, respectively. The prevalence of the problem drinking (defined as 2 or more points in the CRAFFT) among current drinkers was 6.46%. The factors that affected drinking frequency were monthly pocket money , perceived health, stress, smoking experience and monthly smoking, The factors that affected drinking amount were economic status, monthly pocket money, perceived health, stress, smoking experience and monthly smoking, Conclusion: An analysis of a large national representative sample of Korean high school students confirmed the previous research regarding the relationship between smoking and alcohol behaviors. Intervention and prevention efforts for drinking problem should integrate risk factors such as smoking.