Journal of addiction medicine
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To characterize a motivational profile of reasons for smoking among teenagers. To investigate the influence of clinical and social elements on observed scores. ⋯ The USP-RSS subscales Addiction, Pleasure From Smoking, and Social Smoking were important factors for adolescent smoking. Comparisons with adult smokers stressed the importance of the component of Social Smoking. The identification of distinctive factors that drive teenagers to smoke might help in making decisions dealing with interventions aimed at smoking cessation and control.