THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SIBOLGA CITY GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS IN DRUG EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND DRUG ABUSE CASES IN SIBOLGA CITY

Abstract

Indonesia is in a drug emergency and will experience a lost generation. Drugs have become a national disaster because the number of victims is very large and the tendency is to increase year after year. The government has a national policy with the issuance of a Minister of Home Affairs Regulation to Governors, Regents and Mayors covering regulations, outreach, early detection, empowerment, regional mapping, facilities and data/information. On average, 50 people die every day due to drugs. Around 18,000 people per year die due to drug abuse. The aim of the research is to determine the relationship between Sibolga City Government's efforts in responding to drug emergencies and the high number of drug abuse cases in Sibolga City. This research is a quantitative cross-sectional design using the chi-square method, the population is people who work in the Sibolga City government as government employees or as freelancer. The total sample is 100 people with the variables Regulation, Socialization, Early Detection, Empowerment, Regional Mapping, Facilities and Information. The conclusion was that only 1 independent variable showed a significant relationship, namely the socialization variable with p < 0.005 with a value of 0.001. This means that there is a significant relationship between the government's efforts to respond to drug emergencies and drug abuse in Sibolga City. Suggestions to the Sibolga City government to actively campaign against drug abuse regularly, continuously, involving all levels of society and using methods that are interesting, not boring and tailored to the target.