Under patronage of Prof. Ayman Othman _ University President_ Prof. Louai Saad El-Deen Nasrat, and Prof. Abo Al-Hamad Hassan Mohamed _ Dean of Faculty of Science, and within the framework of the cooperation protocol between the Ministry of Social Solidarity and Aswan University, Faculty of Science organized an Awareness symposium today, corresponding to Thursday, 7/3/2024. entitled “Addiction and Methods of Prevention and Treatment” headed by Prof. Alaa Hassan Nour El-Din – Vice Dean of the Faculty for Community Service and Environment Development Affairs. Dr. Alaa opened the symposium stressing the importance of shedding light on the phenomenon of drug abuse and raising awareness of its dangers to the individual and society, Dr. Walaa Saad Arafa _ Coordinator of the Fund for Combating and Treating Addiction and Abuse.lectured at it. The symposium was attended by a group of students from different academic batches.