THE RELATIONSHIP OF ADOLESCENT KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE WITH THE PREVENTION OF THE USE OF NARCOTICS, PSYCHOTROPICS AND ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCES IN LUMARING VILLAGE, LAROMPONG DISTRICT, LUWU REGENCY IN 2022

Abstract

Drug abuse is one of the ten major global issues related to youth's life that must receive high priority attention. Drugs can also interfere with a person's mental/social behavior and decrease the values ??of life and lead to crime, violence and crime. Given the importance of knowledge and good attitudes in adolescents as the main factors in drug control, it is considered necessary to conduct research. The methodology in this research is to use a cross sectional study design by observing and distributing questionnaires. The sample in this study was the village youth of Lumaring, Kec. Larompong Kab. Luwu and the sample are 48 respondents who have been randomized. Result: the majority of respondents have good knowledge as many as 30 respondents (62.5%), good attitude as many as 40 respondents (83.3%) and prevention of nafzah amounted to 33 respondents (68.7%). The results of statistical tests showed that there was a significant relationship between knowledge (p-value 0.003 (<0.05)) and attitude (p-value 0.004 (<0.05)) with the prevention of the use of narcotics, psychotropics and addictive substances. It can be concluded that knowledge and attitudes have a relationship with preventing the use of narcotics, psychotropics and addictive substances in adolescents in Lumaring village, Kec. Larompong Kab. Luwu