Head of Coordinatorship Against Addictions, Assist. Prof. Nurten Elkin stated that addictions are an increasingly important public health problem in our country and in the world. In her speech, Elkin stated that addictions cause many physical, psychological, social and economic negativities in individuals, reducing their quality of life, thus affecting not only individuals but also the society in which individuals live.
 
As a result, she emphasized that treatment and rehabilitative health services are very important in addictions, but that our priority as health professionals is protective health services. She stated that, within the scope of protective measures, YÖK also created an "Action Plan to Combat Addictions" and in line with this action plan, when the "Combating Addictions Coordinatorship" was established in order to protect our students from addictions and to increase their knowledge and awareness about addictions.
 
Elkin, after her speech, Mental Health and Diseases Specialist shared a short biography of Assoc. Dr. Nermin Gündüz with the participants and invited her to the podium to give her speech. In the daytime speech; Addictions constitute a multidimensional health problem, so its solution can be with a multidisciplinary approach, the definition of technology and internet addiction, the introduction of the internet into our lives is actually not very old, but it exists in every moment of our life in a short time and has become almost indispensable, but with this positive necessity and developments, many It brings with it negativity, especially in children and adolescents, when it is not used correctly and carefully, when it is not supervised (in terms of duration and content), it causes a lot of negativity, it is difficult in the differential diagnosis of autism in children, There are many problems in the use of social media in the family, not only in children and adolescents, but also in adults, that gambling addiction in the virtual environment is an increasing problem and that it can bring suicides with it. Also, by re-explaining Maslow's hierarchy of needs, each column here is determined by the individual. He stated that individuals are trying to replace them with technological platforms, while it should be experienced. From the perspective of mental health diseases, she emphasized that there is a dual relationship between depression and addictions, that is, sometimes depressive moods pave the way for addiction, and sometimes addictions lead to depression. She also stated that addiction to gambling in the virtual environment is an increasing problem day by day and that it can lead to suicides. Also, she explained Maslow's hierarchy of needs again, stating that while every column here should be experienced by the individual, individuals try to replace them with technological platforms. She emphasized that there is a dual relationship between depression and addictions from the point of view of mental health diseases, that is, sometimes depressive moods pave the way for addiction, and sometimes addictions lead to depression. She also stated that addiction to gambling in the virtual environment is an increasing problem day by day and that it can lead to suicides. Also, she explained Maslow's hierarchy of needs again, stating that while every column here should be experienced by the individual, individuals try to replace them with technological platforms. He emphasized that there is a dual relationship between depression and addictions from the point of view of mental health diseases, that is, sometimes depressive moods pave the way for addiction, and sometimes addictions lead to depression. She stated that while every column here should be experienced by the individual, individuals are trying to replace them with technological platforms. She emphasized that there is a dual relationship between depression and addictions from the point of view of mental health diseases, that is, sometimes depressive moods pave the way for addiction, and sometimes addictions lead to depression. She stated that while every column here should be experienced by the individual, individuals are trying to replace them with technological platforms. From the perspective of mental health diseases, she emphasized that there is a dual relationship between depression and addictions, that is, sometimes depressive moods pave the way for addiction, and sometimes addictions lead to depression.
 
As a result, while stating the importance and necessity of technology, she emphasized that important limits should be placed on the use of technology from an early age, especially in children and adolescents, in order to be careful in its use and not to turn it into addiction. At the end of her speech, GÜNDÜZ answered the questions of the participants in the hall.
 
At the end of the seminar, by our Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Nuri Kuruoğlu, The seminar was concluded by giving a plaque to Assoc. Dr. Nermin Gündüz.