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A convenience sample of second-, third- and fourth-year nursing students completed a self-report online questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square tests and multivariate linear regression were used to analyse the data.\nResults:\u00a0A total of 212 questionnaires were completed. Most respondents (81%;\u00a0n\u00a0= 171) were female. The substances most used were tobacco (24.1%), alcohol (64.6%) and cannabis (marijuana) (23.7%). Few students had used \u2018hard\u2019 recreational drugs. Female students were more likely to have used alcohol and drugs over the 12 months preceding the study.\nConclusion:\u00a0To limit alcohol and drug use of nursing students, nursing education institutions need to increase efforts to raise awareness, include relevant curriculum content and provide appropriate support.\nContribution:\u00a0This study highlights the substance use risks and behaviours of undergraduate nursing students. 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