Introduction: The consumption of alcohol, tobacco and drugs is a worldwide, national and state public health problem (1). This problem has been around for decades, the programs and interventions that exist have not positively impacted, they are dedicated to explain the phenomenon, and they do not intervene efficiently and effectively (2). Objective: to evaluate the training of nursing students in relation to drug demand. Method: Quantitative, descriptive, correlational, prospective, cross-sectional and cohorts study (3), (4), (5), applying the NEADA scale (6), to 309 students of the Bachelor of Nursing. Results: according to the Kolmogorov and Smirnov test (7), the variables did not show normality, determining to apply the Spearman correlation test (8), knowledge of alcohol and tobacco obtained KS: .110>.05medical drugs (KS: .135>.05). Alcohol and tobacco beliefs (KS: .098>.05) and medical drugs (KS: .114>.05).Conclusion and discussion:85.0% have neutral knowledge about alcohol and tobacco, 9.0% positive and 6.0% negative, for 82.0% neutral medical drugs7.0% positive and 11.0% negative, 93.0% are not prepared to provide comprehensive care to people. Nursing training in alcohol and tobacco beliefs, 36.0% is positive, 40% is prepared to provide care, according to their academic training. In medical drugs, 60% positive, 47.0% half and 13.0% negative. Results coincide with research (9), (10), (11), (12),(13), approving the hypothesis: to more training in nursing students, better attention to drug demand, that is, those who have knowledge of the topic, alcohol, tobacco and medical drugs, develop better the grounded practice to care of the individual, object of being of the profession.
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