Condition of Drug Abuse Treatment in Force System

Abstract

The purposes of this study were: (1) to study concepts, theories related to the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act B.E. 2545 (2002); (2) to study the principles of laws related to current drug abuse treatment in Thailand and analyze the problems of conditions for an eligible person to receive a drug abuse treatment; (3) to comparatively study Thai and international principles of laws relevant to drug abuse treatment, and (4) to analyze the problems and deflects discovered from the results of the study with the purpose to make a recommendation on the amendment to the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act B.E. 2545 (2002).

The independent study was qualitative research using a documentary. Data was collected via related documents both Thai and international. The results of the documentary research were analyzed and synthesized to make conclusions and analyze comparatively to make a recommendation on the amendment to the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act B.E. 2545 (2002).

The study revealed that 1) the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act B.E. 2545 (2002), The core principle was to rehabilitate drug addicts rather than punishment. 2) The conditions for an eligible person to receive a drug abuse treatment in the force system, the quantity of drug possession, did not cover all groups of drug addicts who might be deserved the drug abuse treatment in the force system. The conditions for an eligible person to receive a drug abuse treatment in the force system did not define the number of opportunities for a drug addict eligible to receive a drug abuse treatment. Consequently, the drug addicts did not afraid of law enforcement. The research recommended that the conditions for an eligible person to receive drug abuse treatment so as to improve the effectiveness of the implementation of measures to solve the drug addict problem