Abstract
Substance abuse among adolescents is fast becoming a global public health concern. Aim: The study aims to assess adolescent nursing students' knowledge and attitude regarding substance abuse. Study Design: A descriptive design was utilized. Setting: This study conducted in two institutions (Health Technical Institute and Nursing Technical Institute). Sample: Purposive sample of 320 adolescent nursing students. Tool: A structured interviewing questionnaire, included three parts: Socio-demographic characteristics, adolescent nursing students' knowledge regarding substance abuse and its prevention, adolescent nursing students'attitude toward substance abuse. Results: 22.5% of adolescent nursing students had satisfactory total knowledge and 39.4% of them had positive attitude toward prevention of substance abuse. Conclusion: Less than one quarter of adolescent nursing students had satisfactory knowledge and more than one third of them had negative attitudes regarding substance abuse. Also there was highly statistically significant positive correlation between student total knowledge level and their total attitude regarding substance abuse. Recommendation: Implement an educational program to improve knowledge and attitude about substance abuse and its adverse health effects.