The widespread use of substances in society requires various precautions to be taken and our youth to be made aware of this issue. It is important to educate young people (18-25 age group) who start university on these issues and to determine their substance use awareness levels and train them if necessary. For these reasons, the aim of the research is to strengthen the substance use awareness levels of university students. In this context, the research, which was conducted with a pre-posttest experimental and control group experimental design, lasted six weeks. The data collected using the Determination of Awareness Levels of University Students Towards Substance Use Scale was analyzed by applying T-test with the help of SPSS package program. According to the obtained data; it can be said that the “Addiction Awareness Program” implemented to strengthen the awareness levels of university students towards substance use produced positive results on the experimental group. It is recommended that programs that strengthen substance abuse awareness, such as addiction awareness programs, be provided to young people.

Objective: Alcohol use disorder is a common public health issue that negatively affects an individual's quality of life, as well as their physical, psychological, and social well-being. The aim of the study was to conduct a bibliometric analysis of postgraduate studies on alcohol use disorder in Turkey between the years 2008-2024. Method: This study is a descriptive scanning research conducted using bibliometric analysis methods. Searches were conducted separately in the National Thesis Center database using the keywords "alcohol use disorder," "alcohol dependence," "alcoholism," and "alcohol abuse." The inclusion criteria were determined as the theses being open access and including human samples. Based on these criteria, a total of 200 theses constituted the sample for the analysis. Findings: In the study, it was determined that the theses on alcohol use disorder were mostly master's level, quantitative and cross-sectional. It was determined that the highest number of theses were published in Ege University, and the departments that studied the subject the most were psychiatry, psychology and nursing. The most frequently used scale in the theses was found to be the Michigan Alcohol Screening Scale. Conclusion: The data obtained are largely in line with the studies in the literature. Using longitudinal and qualitative methods together in theses can provide more detailed information about alcohol use disorder. In future research, it may be useful for different disciplines to work together in order to provide innovative solutions to problems.