The Effects of Life Skill Development Program for Drug Addiction Prevention of Secondary School Students in I-San Subdistrict, Mueang District, Buri Ram Province

Abstract

Background: Drug addict is one the most important social problems affecting both developing And developed countries. Multi-sector collaboration among all stakeholders in both government and non-government organizations and holistic approach is a key strategy for effective management.
Objective: To study the effects of life skills enhancement program with participatory learning to prevent substance abuse among secondary school students in I-San subdistrict, mueang district, buri Ram province.
Methods: This was a quasi-experimental research. The samples of students at secondary school level I to III students of extensive schools. 30 students were selected as the control group. Those three schools were selected by purposive sampling. The data were collected by using questionnaires. The t-test was used for data analysis.
Results: The results were as follow: 1) The experimental group having life skill development program before and after the experiment had no different in the interpersonal relationship and communication skill and the decision-making skill, but the self-awareness, the self-esteem after the experiment had different in the experiment with statistically significant difference at 0.05 level. 2) The self-esteem, the interpersonal relationship and communication skill and the decision-making skill between the two groups were not different, but the self-awareness of the experimental group showed more positive result than the control group with statistically significant difference at 0.05 level.
Conclusions: The life skills enhancement program the self-awareness, the self-esteem with
participatory learning to prevent substance abuse showed effectiveness of secondary school students. The further and applied study should be considered in others schools to enhanced life skills and early prevention of substance abuse in early adolescents.