ROLES OF COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AFFECTING THE ACHIEVEMENT OF DRUG PROBLEM PREVENTION MEASURES IN BAN MUANG DISTRICT SAKON NAKHON PROVINCE

Abstract

     The aims of this research article were to: 1) study the level of roles of community leaders public participation and the achievement of to preventing drug problems measures in Ban Muang District. Sakon Nakhon Province and 2) study the influence of the role of community leaders and public participation on the effectiveness of preventing drug problems measures in Ban Muang District. Sakon Nakhon Province. The sample group included domicile in Ban Muang District, Sakon Nakhon Province, altogether 398 people, using the stratified sampling method. The research tool was questionnaires and statistics used in data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and multiple regression analysis. The researcher found that 1) the role of community
leaders in implementing policies on prevention and solving drug problems. Overall was a high level. Public participation in preventing and solving drug problems, overall was at a moderate level, and achievement of measures to prevent drug problems, overall, was at a high level. 2) The role of community leaders drug prevention
integrated management and drug treatment influencing the effectiveness of measures to prevent drug problems. Statistically significant at the .05 level and can together predict the level of achievement according to measures to prevent drug problems at 44.80 percent, except for suppression and law enforcement. In addition, participation in receiving benefits and participating in operations influences\d on the effectiveness of measures to prevent drug
problems. Statistically significant at the .05 level and can together predict the level of achievement according to measures to prevent drug problems at 38.50 percent, except for participation in decision-making. and participation in evaluation.