INTRODUCTION: Addiction is a chronic and recurrent brain disease. It is a condition in which there is an irresistible need to take addictive substances (alcohol, drugs, technology, gambling) without control. A person who consumes funds in this way is called an addict. It can appear as a physical or mental addiction. Physical dependence is the adaptation of the organism to the means of addiction and is manifested by a series of symptoms if abstinence occurs. The psychic is actually a feeling of satisfaction and a psychic urge to take again. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES: To determine the difference in attitudes about addictions among nursing students in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year, to determine when students first consumed alcohol, to determine which drug they consider the most dangerous for the human body, to examine what they consider new drugs, to determine how much students consumed drugs and determine if there were prejudices about addictions among students. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was conducted on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Years of Nursing Studies at the Faculty of Health Studies, University of Rijeka. 64 students participated in the research. Data were collected by an anonymous survey questionnaire developed by the author of this study, and statistical processing was performed using a personal computer. RESULTS: Observing the question of when students first consumed alcohol ranges from 12 to 18 years, 18.7% of respondents have used drugs so far, and as many as 26.6% of nursing students have prejudices about addicts. Most of the respondents were not addicted to new drugs, and they considered heroin to be the most dangerous. CONCLUSION: The obtained results show the stigmatization of addicts, which is why students should be educated more about the state of addiction and the addicts themselves. Due to the current situation with the Covid pandemic, the number of addictions is growing, which can also cause an increase in mental illness. For this reason, more intensive attention should be paid to addiction prevention measures.