Open AccessCombating Narcotics Abuse by Children in Buleleng Regency
Author(s) -
Dewa Gede Sudika Mangku,
Ni Putu Rai Yuliartini
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jurnal magister hukum udayana (udayana master law journal)/jurnal magister hukum udayana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2502-3101
pISSN - 2302-528X
DOI - 10.24843/jmhu.2021.v10.i02.p06
Subject(s) - statutory law , substance abuse , criminology , psychology , political science , psychiatry , law
Drug abuse is a very worrying problem, especially for young people who will become the heirs and successors of the nation's struggle in the future. Narcotics abuse by children, especially in the Buleleng Regency area is high and is dominated by children aged 14-18 years who are still in school or still receiving education. The high number of narcotics abuse cases in Buleleng Regency at a young age has resulted in greater public concern due to its potentially damaging impact on all dimensions of life. The purpose of this study is to provide an effort to overcome narcotics abuse by children in Buleleng Regency. This research is an empirical legal research using a statutory approach. Based on the results of the study, it was found that the factors that influence narcotics abuse by children in Buleleng Regency are caused by internal and external factors and efforts to overcome them are carried out by penal efforts (legal channels) and non-penal efforts (non-legal channels.