DESCRIPTION OF FORMER CHARACTERISTICS OF DRUG USERS (NARCOTICS, ALCOHOLS, PSYCHOTROPICS AND OTHER ADDICTIVES) POST REHABILITATION OF THE NATIONAL NARCOTICS AGENCY (BNN) IN THE CITY AND DISTRICT OF SOLOK

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ABSTRACT

The problem of drugs or narcotics in Indonesia is still urgent and complex. In the past decade, this problem has become rampant. Evidenced by the increasing number of drug abusers or addicts significantly. The National Narcotics Agency stated that in the period, the number of drug, psychotropic and addictive substance use in Indonesia had increased by 68% both in adolescents and adults. The research design was descriptive with the aim of the study was to describe the characteristics of the former post-rehabilitation drug users of the national narcotics agency, the population was 40 people, with the sampling technique being that the entire population was sampled as many as 40 people. This research was conducted at BNN Solok Regency. With the results of the study are as follows (100%)male gender, age of the former user 12-25 years (63%)education (78%) high school, occupation (73%) self-employed, length of use 1 - 3 years (65 %), the length of rehabilitation is 4 - 6 months (63%), the desire to stop is self-desire (100%), the recovery process (95%)is running smoothly and the type of drug most used is methamphetamine (60%), while marijuana (65%). Most of the respondents have high school education and high school students, who have self-employed jobs.

Keywords: Characteristics, Drugs