Element of Community and Drug Abuse Perception

Abstract

Abstract. Elements of the community consisting of subdistrict head, nationwide (PKK), community leaders, religious leaders, police and community partnership forums (FKPM), community empowerment agencies (LPMK), and youths are synergies on the functioning of social control for drug abuse cases. Data collection was conducted with open questionnaires and focus group discussions on all elements. Data were analyzed based on thematic. The result of this research is the drugs abuse as a violation of the law and physical damage, has not looked at the loss of social aspects. All elements of the community are willing to be actively involved, but more dominantly submit cases of drug abuse to the legal side, especially preventive programs related to supply reduction and education as demand reduction. Subdistrict heads as regional leaders have a strategic role in community empowerment programs, especially in preventive and curative efforts. In the rehabilitative phase, he gives a touch of affection. Other elements of community have the concept of preventive and touch affection on the curative effort. This will have implications for making the concept of community-based drug abuse intervention.