Results of giving value and social support together with empowerment to change drug use behavior of people receiving drug treatment after completing a social rehabilitation program, Kantharalak District, Sisaket Province

Abstract

     This quasi-experimental research aims to study the effect of providing value and social support, along with empowerment, to change the drug use behavior of individuals undergoing drug treatment after completing a rehabilitation program in the Kantharalak District, Sisaket Province. The sample group was divided into two groups, each containing 44 people, totaling 88 individuals. The experimental group consisted of individuals receiving drug treatment after completing a social rehabilitation program in the Kantharalak District, Sisaket Province. The comparison group comprised individuals receiving drug treatment after completing a social rehabilitation program in the Khukhan District, Sisaket Province. The experimental group underwent the program for a period of 12 weeks, while the comparison group received standard care according to guidelines. Data were collected using questionnaires at two time points: before and after the experiment, conducted between October 6, 2023, and December 6, 2023. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, presented with percentages, means, standard deviations, medians, 25^th and 75^th percentiles. Differences in mean scores of variables within groups were compared using paired t-test statistics, and between groups using independent t-test statistics, with significance set at the 0.05 level. The study results indicated that, after the experiment, the mean scores of attitudes towards drug prevention, self-value, social support for drug prevention, perceived self-efficacy in reducing, giving up, and quitting drugs, as well as the intention to quit using drugs, were significantly higher in the experimental group compared to the comparison group at the 0.05 level.