THE ACHIEVEMENT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DRUG PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION POLICY OF NARCOTICS PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OPERATION CENTER IN SONGKHWAE DISTRICT, NAN PROVINCE

Abstract

The purposes of this research were 1) to study the level of the achievement of the narcotics control board of Songkhwae district of Nan province   2) to study factors that affect The achievement of the narcotics control board of Songkhwae district of Nan province and 3) to study the problems and obstacles in implementation to solve the problems of narcotics  according to the narcotics control board of Songkhwae district of  Nan province. This research is mixed method research. The sample groups in quantitative research are the working group of the Narcotics Prevention and Suppression Center, Songkhwae district, Nan province, amounting to 157 people. The instrument used was a questionnaire. The statistical analysis was frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation. linear multiple regression analysis. For qualitative research, key informants were 15 people from the Narcotics Prevention and Suppression Center working group, Songkhwae district, Nan province. Data were collected from the interview form and data were analyzed by content analysis.

               The research findings were: the  level of  achievement of the narcotics control board of Songkhwae district of Nan province  was found with the highest lever (  = 4.24). After the analysis, it can be arranged by order with a mean  value from the highest to the lowest, the effectiveness of the policy implementation aspect had the mean value of 4.26. Next, it was the effectiveness of the policy implementation aspect which had a mean value of 4.25. and the lowest aspect was the response aspect had the mean value of 4.20. The degree of factors, affecting the achievement of the narcotics control board of Songkhwae district of Nan province in overall was found with the highest level (  = 4.34). After the analysis, it can be arranged by order with a mean value from the highest to the lowest. The performance of the organization aspect had a mean value of 4.46. Next, it was the leadership and cooperation aspect which had a mean value of 4.38 and the lowest aspect was the planning and control, and the political and external environment aspect which both had a mean value of 4.26. Factors which statistically affected the achievement of the narcotics control board of Songkhwae district of Nan province area at 0.05 were found with 4 factors which were; the  planning and control factor (X₁, Beta == 0.459) leadership and cooperation factors (X₃, Beta = 0.194), the performance of the organization factors (X₂, Beta = 0.143), and the political and external environmental management  factor (X₄, Beta 0.139). The most common problems and issues we found that the narcotics control board of Songkhwae district of Nan province officer's appointment and transferring, lack of human resource , contributing to the organization's potency and insufficient equipment, distributing for duties.