The Roles of Abbot Monk at Sub-district Level in Preventing and Solving Drugs Problems in Khao Din Pattana Sub-district, Chaloem Phra Kiat District, Saraburi Province

Abstract

This research was intended to investigate 'The Roles of Abbot Monk at Sub-district Level in Preventing and Solving Drugs Problems in Khao Din Pattana Sub-district, Chaloem Phra kiat District, Saraburi Province'. The research was done based on both primary and secondary research methods.

Studies were found as follows: The preventative roles included using Dhamma principles, pointing out and helping people understand the bad consequence in order to create thinking process im the drug prevention. Furthermore, abbot monk had cooperation with the community and placed emphasis on surveillance and coordination to help foster community cooperation. The abbot monk also acted as a representative of the community to convey an issue to authorities and agencies involved. The resolving roles consisted of helping, the drug user and the family because drug problems inevitably had affected the family and people surrounding the user and therefore also need to helps the family. The abbot monk had carried on the process of remedies by consciousness and mind, and help with coordinating drug user and families with government agencies. In the abbot monk's view, the lack of consciousness was the first thing that need to be solved for the drug users in accordance with religious principles.