Gavin Publishers Gavin Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy Volume 2016; Pages 7 Canel AN, et al. 1 Volume 2016; Issue 1 Review Article Keywords: Addiction Prevention; Addiction Prevention Training; TBM Introduction Turkey’s population, according to the Turkey Statistical In- stitute data, is described as 78 million 741 thousand as of De- cember 31, 2015 (http://www.turkstat.gov.tr). It is estimated that the total population of Turkey will nearly be 84 million in 2023. 50% of Turkey’s population are young people under the age 30 and 19 million of the population is between the ages 14- 29. Although Turkey has lower alcohol and drug use compared with European countries and the United States, several studies revealed that Turkey’s alcohol and drug use has increased in recent years [1-6]. Especially in recent years, it is determined that there is a rapid growth in substance use in adolescents young population. One of the key indings in the studies is that the age to start to substance use is decreasing gradually [7-9]. According to the results of “Survey on Attitude and Behavior Regarding Tobacco, Alcohol, and Substance Use in Schools in Turkey (SPS)”, done by Turkish Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (TUBİM) in 2011, life-long substance use frequency is 2,7% [10]. According to the results of the study, use of drugs at age group of 15-24 is increasing signiicantly. Training Program on Addiction Prevention of Turkey (TBM): Content and Process Azize Nilgun Canel 1 *, Savaş Yılmaz 2 , Hasan Bacanlı 3 , F. Derya Akyılmaz 4 Department of Educational Sciences, Marmara University, Turkey Turkish Green Crescent General Director, Turkey TBM, Program Consultant, Turkey TBM Program Coordinator, Turke *Corresponding author: Azize Nilgun Canel, Department of Educational Sciences, Mar- mara University, Goztepe Campus, 34722, Istanbul, Turkey, Tel: +90 5327024676; E-mail: nilgun.canel@marmara.edu.tr; Nilgun.canel@yesilay.org.tr Citation: Canel AN, Yılmaz S, Bacanlı H, Akyılmaz FD (2016) Training Program on Addiction Pre- vention of Turkey (TBM): Content and Process. Gavin J Addict Res her 2016: 29-35. Received Date: 15 September, 2016; Accepted Date: 07 October, 2016; Published Date Date: 13 October, 2016 Abstract Training Program on Addiction Prevention of Turkey (TBM) is realized as an efective action plan in combating addictions by taking the country’s sociological structure, needs and current education system into account. It is the irst and only measurable and sustainable protective-preventive educa- tion program of Turkey. TBM Training program is based on acquisition on 5 diferent topics listed as Technology, Tobacco, Alcohol and Substance Addiction, together with Healthy Life as a complemen- tary topic. TBM is composed of a total of 18 modules. Each book is prepared taking into account the target age group. TBM has three objectives embracing each other according to its target groups. hese are; to train trainer of trainers who will organize and perform trainer trainings, to train ‘trainers’ who will provide training service to the target audience, to transfer the ‘protective-preventive information’ to the target audience. TBM Trainer of Trainers Program were organized with the participation of 500 candidate trainer of trainers nationwide between November and December 2014. At the end of those trainings which were designed as 4 days for each addiction topic, 100 trainer of trainers were trained in each topic. Between March and June 2015, 28.349 school counsellors in whole Turkey were provided in service training including the 5 topics. Ater the irst trainings, they reached 390.000 stu- dents countrywide in a month. TBM dissemination trainings are in progress in the whole country in 2015-2016 school year. he target is to reach all students at the end of this school year. Within TBM Dissemination Trainings, assessment and evaluation tools and instructions for use are prepared for primary, secondary and high school, and adult levels.