Pemahaman Bahaya Narkoba Jenis Sabu-sabu di Kalangan Remaja

Abstract

Low understanding among teenagers is one of the causes of the emergence of drug consumption. Narcotics is an abbreviation for Narcotics, Psychotropics and other dangerous addictive substances, which are materials/substances which, if entered into the human body, either orally/drinking, inhaling, or injecting, can change a person's thoughts, mood or feelings, and behavior. The aim of this research is to describe the understanding of teenagers in Jorong Koto Tangah about the dangers of methamphetamine. This research uses descriptive analysis. The sample for this research consisted of 120 teenagers taken using purposive sampling technique. The instrument used was the "Understanding Scale about the dangers of crystal methamphetamine" with a reliability value of (0.888). The results of the research show that: the majority of teenagers, namely 83 (69.1%) teenagers, have a "moderate" understanding of the dangers of the drug methamphetamine, then a small percentage of teenagers, namely 3 (2.5%) teenagers, have an understanding of the dangers of drugs. the “low” type of methamphetamine. Furthermore, as many as 34 (28.4%) teenagers had a "high" understanding of the dangers of the drug methamphetamine. The general research results show that teenagers' understanding is in the medium category with a percentage of 69.1% and needs to be improved to avoid the dangers of methamphetamine drugs. The results of this research can be used as a basis for guidance and counseling teachers in providing guidance and counseling services to increase understanding of the dangers of crystal methamphetamine in society.