THE PARTICIPATION OF THE COMMUNITY LEADERS TO RESOLVE THE DRUG PROBLEM IN THE AREA THAWI WATTHANA DISTRICT AT BANGKOK

Abstract

The Research of this study were to study The participation of the community leaders to resolve the drug problem in the area Thawi Watthana District at Bangkok And to apply the findings to those involved in solving the drug problem in the area Thawi Watthana District at Bangkok in 4 aspects. There were participation in decision making aspect, participation in operation, participation in benefits aspect and participation in evaluation aspect. Data classified by personnel characteristics to gender, aged, level of education, and duration of living in the community. The Research in this study was 13 community leaders in the area of Thawi Watthana District at Bangkok. Tool used in this study was a set of questionnaire. Statistics used in data analysis were percentage, mean and standard deviation.

The Research found that most of respondents was male, aged below 46-55 years old, graduated Bachelor, and the duration of living in the community not over 20 years. And the participation of community leader in narcotics troubleshooting in the area of Thawi Watthana District at Bangkok in overall was in medium level. Were classified as having each aspect found that the participation rate, which one is the participation in decision-making, the participation in practice,the participation in the evaluation.and the participation of beneficiaries, respectively.