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We compared the prevalence of past-month co-use of tobacco+cannabis, alcohol and illicit drugs between AYAs with and without a cancer history and considered associations between co-use and nicotine dependence in AYA cancer survivors who use tobacco, exploring if past-year major depression moderates this relationship.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>2015\u20132019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health data were used to analyse past-month co-use in 7793 AYAs (228 with cancer; 7565 without cancer). Weighted univariable and multivariable logistic regression models estimated associations between cancer history and co-use and co-use with nicotine dependence (among AYA cancer survivors) incorporating moderation by major depression.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>AYA cancer survivors had lower reported past-month cannabis co-use than those without cancer (29% vs 39%), but cancer history was not associated with cannabis co-use in multivariable models (adjusted OR (aOR): 0.83, 95% CI=0.54, 1.28). When AYA cancer survivors who use tobacco had major depression, alcohol co-use was associated with lower rates of nicotine dependence (aOR=0.08, 95% CI=0.01, 0.53).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>There are high rates of substance co-use among AYAs who use tobacco, consistent across cancer history. Unlike previous research, alcohol co-use was associated with lower rates of nicotine dependence, but only for those with major depression. This finding could be related to neurochemical dysregulation due to co-use and warrants further exploration. 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