The Harmful Impacts of Other People Drinking Alcohol by The Perception of Victims

Abstract

              This qualitative research aimed to explore harmful impacts of other people drinking alcohol by the perception of victims. Key informants were the victims who received the results from the other drinking alcohol in a province of Northeast, Thailand. Data were collected by in-depth interview guideline. The fifty informants were selected purposively, only those who were voluntary and willing to provide information during January-June 2021. Data analysis used the thematic analytical method.

              The study's findings were that 80.00% of the key informants were female, the average age was 42.50 years old, 39.68% had primary school education, 71.43% were married, and 71.82% were in  agricultural occupations. The harm impacts of the others drinking alcohol by the perception of the  victims could be classified into four main issues: 1) physical aspects including wound, injury which effected to illness such as high blood pressure. 2) psychological aspects including stress, anxiety,  discouragement, boredom, fear, burn out, spiritual tension, sadness, paranoid and self-harm and other harmful ideas. 3) economic aspects including loss of assets and money, loss of medical expenses, loss of productivity, loss of accident/violence expenses, litigation, and indebtedness with community. 4) social aspects which affected victims, families and communities including fear, mistrust, quarrels,  conflicts, violence, divorce issues, behavior imitation, lack of life security, burden of redundant care, damage of community property, financial liquidity lack of community fund, and community stigma. The harmful impacts of the others drinking alcohol form the perception of the victims had relationship to daily life in all aspects above. It was a severe hidden problems in households and communities that tended to increase. Therefore, The Stakeholders needed to manage early screening and early detection of the problems early and coverage in order to reduce chronic violence and loss, moreover to promote the well-being of the people.