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Adolescence represents a critical period for the adoption of health-risk behaviours, including tobacco and nicotine products consumption. Evidence shows that adolescents who are susceptible to tobacco use are more likely to initiate and maintain smoking than their non-susceptible peers. This study examines factors associated with susceptibility to cigarettes, electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) and heated tobacco products (HTPs) in adolescents aged 13\u201315 years. Data were drawn from the 2022 Global Youth Tobacco Survey conducted in eight Italian regions. Susceptibility to tobacco products was measured through intentions to use tobacco and responses to hypothetical peer offers. Influencing factors (i.e. age, gender, having smoking friends or parents, exposure to tobacco advertising and to anti-smoking messages at school) were evaluated using a multivariable random intercept logistic regression to account for variability between macro-regions (North, Centre, South). 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