Factors to Enhance the Effectiveness of the Working Approach of Drug Addiction Prevention in Bangkok, Thailand.
Abstract:
This paper illustrates the factors that could beneficially enhance the working approach of community drug addiction prevention in Bangkok This paper argues that in order to enhance the effectiveness of drug addiction prevention, it is necessary to work through the co-operation of the "3C" factors. These contributing factors are (i) Community Based, (ii) Community Participation, and (iii) Community Justice. These 3C factors will be most effective when working in co-operation with community leaders and members (internal members), as well as government agencies/institutions or the private sector. This research has found that ideal community leaders, who have humanity, tend to cope with drug problems by using the ideas of social sanction rather than enforcement or law. The implications of this research are that in order to control drug problems sustainably, the state should establish a policy involving social sanctions. By relying on a grounded theory method, this research employs a qualitative approach involving two case studies of the Bangkok communities that have the best practices in drug addiction prevention procedures: Nong Khaem and Wang Thonglang districts. It draws upon a range of methodological approaches, such as in-depth interviews, focus groups, and observation. More importantly, the data were analyzed by classification system, data classification, classification and linking to data, inductive analysis with content analysis, incorporation with typological analysis, and constant comparison.
Keyword:
Working Model ,Community ,Drug Addiction Prevention ,Community Justice ,Thailand