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Our objective was to further our understanding of the scale of and nature of any such relationship, using contemporary data from Britain's third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Analyses of data from Natsal-3, a stratified probability survey of 15\u2005162 men and women (3869 aged 16\u201324\u2005years), undertaken in 2010\u20132012, using computer-assisted personal interviewing, were carried out. Logistic regression was used to explore associations between reporting (1) frequent binge drinking (\u2265weekly), (2) recent drug use (within past 4\u2005weeks) or (3) multiple (both types of) substance use, and key sexual risk behaviours and adverse sexual health outcomes. We then examined the sociodemographic profile, health behaviours and attitudes reported by \u2018risky\u2019 young people, defined as those reporting \u22651 type of substance use plus non-condom use at first sex with \u22651 new partner(s), last year.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Men and women reporting frequent binge drinking or recent drug use were more likely to report: unprotected first sex with \u22651 new partner(s), last year; first sex with their last partner after only recently meeting; emergency contraception use (last year) and sexually transmitted infection diagnosis\/es (past 5\u2005years). Associations with sexual risk were frequently stronger for those reporting multiple substance use, particularly among men. The profile of \u2018risky\u2019 young people differed from that of other 16\u201324\u2005years old.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this nationally representative study, substance use was strongly associated with sexual risk and adverse sexual health outcomes among young people. 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